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understate

/ʌndəˈsteɪt/

US pronunciation
American sound/ʌndəˈsteɪt/
ʌndəˈsteɪt
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

ʌndə - ˈsteɪt -> understate

Myanmar meaning

(v) လျော့တွက်သည်။ အထင်သေးသည်။ ကျစ်လစ်သိုသိပ်စွာ ပြောဆိုပြုမူသည်။

Full entry

understate / ʌndǝ'steÇt / v

၁။ လျှော့တွက်သည်။ အထင်သေးသည်။ The figures probably understate the real growth rate. ❍ It would be wrong to understate the seriousness of the problem.
၂။ ကျစ်လျစ်သိုသိပ်စွာ ပြောဆို၊ ပြုမူသည်။ understate one's views/ feelings ❍ She gave a beautifully understated performance as Ophelia. Compare OVERSTATE
❏ understatement /'ʌndǝsteÇtmǝnt / n
(က) [C] လျှော့ ပြောခြင်း။ ဖော့ပြောခြင်း။ To say that he was displeased is an understatement (ie He was very angry).
(ခ) [U] ထိန်းထိန်းသိမ်းသိမ်း ပြောခြင်း။ The Foreign Secretary expressed the government view with typical understatement.

More examples
  • The report understated the social costs of the new development.
Synonyms
play down, minimize, devalue, belittle, make little of, downplay, lessen, underestimate, underrate, undervalue
Antonyms
amplify, enlarge, exaggerate, magnify, overestimate, overrate, overstate, overvalue
Cross references
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