Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #85
Word (Wort)

das understatement

Translation (Übersetzung) Untertreibung
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈʊndɐˌtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
B2
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
formal noun language literature rhetoric
Das Wort 'Understatement' wird im Deutschen oft als Fremdwort verwendet, besonders in formellen oder literarischen Kontexten. Es bezeichnet eine absichtliche oder unabsichtliche Darstellung, die weniger dramatisch oder weniger wichtig ist, als die Realität tatsächlich ist. Es kann auch als rhetorische Figur verwendet werden.

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understatement is a German Nouns

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understatement Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Seine Beschreibung des Unfalls war ein typisches Understatement.
His description of the accident was a typical understatement.
Describing a situation where someone downplays an event.
Das ist ein Understatement, wenn ich je eines gehört habe.
That is an understatement if I've ever heard one.
Expressing that something is clearly an understatement.
Sie benutzt oft Understatement, um ihre Erfolge zu minimieren.
She often uses understatement to minimize her successes.
Talking about a personal trait or rhetorical style.

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understatement Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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verb form (Verbform)
untertreiben
Meaning: to understate
Tense: infinitive
Example: Er neigt dazu, die Gefahr zu untertreiben.
Verb

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understatement Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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understatement Collocations (Kollokationen)

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ein klassisches Understatement
a classic understatement
Medium frequency
das ist ein Understatement
that is an understatement
High frequency
mit Understatement reagieren
to react with understatement
Medium frequency
Understatement als Stilmittel
understatement as a stylistic device
Low frequency
ein Understatement machen
to make an understatement
Medium frequency

understatement Idioms (Redewendungen)

understatement idioms and expressions. Learn German idioms containing understatement with meanings and explanations. Master understatement expressions used in everyday German.

Das ist ja wohl das Understatement des Jahres!
That is probably the understatement of the year!
Used to emphasize that something is a huge understatement, often sarcastically.
In typischer Understatement-Manier
In typical understatement manner
Describing a way of speaking or behaving that downplays things.

understatement Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Untertreibung
Meaning: understatement
High similarity
Herunterspielung
Meaning: downplaying
Medium similarity
Beschönigung
Meaning: glossing over
Low similarity

understatement Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Übertreibung
Meaning: exaggeration
Hyperbel
Meaning: hyperbole

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understatement Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

understatement semantically related words - words that are conceptually or thematically related to understatement. Explore understatement related vocabulary and discover words in the same semantic field. Learn understatement contextually related words to expand your German vocabulary.

Ironie Litotes Bescheidenheit Rhetorik Ausdruck

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