Associations to the word «Understate»

Wiktionary

UNDERSTATE, verb. To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
UNDERSTATE, verb. To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
UNDERSTATE, verb. To state a quantity that is too low.

Dictionary definition

UNDERSTATE, verb. Represent as less significant or important.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn