Which phrase defines “understatement” best? the description of an idea magnified or overemphasized to an extreme degree the presentation of something as less significant than it is a style of writing used to mock humans or society a hint, usually derogatory, about a person or thing

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"Understatement" would best be defined as the presentation of something as less significant than it is.

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