Translate litotes from English to Dutch

Summary

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litotes:
- Wiktionary:
  litotes → litotes
- Synonyms for "litotes":
  meiosis; rhetorical device; understatement

English

Detailed Translations for litotes from English to Dutch

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	meiosis

understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)¹
- saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes¹

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• litotes	→ litotes	↔ litote — rhéto\|nocat=1 figure de sens qui consiste, par modestie ou par égard, à dire moins pour faire entendre plus, le verbe étant souvent à la forme négative.