understatement

A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.rhetoricuncountableusually

• A master of understatement

An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.countableusually

• Now that's an understatement.

An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.uncountableusually