Engelsk navneord: litotes | |||
1. | litotes (om kommunikation) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | meiosis | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | rhetorical device, understatement | ||