gross understatement

Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words

Used to describe a statement that is extremely and obviously not strong enough to describe the real situation.

understatementADJECTIVE + understatement

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gross

Examples (10)

  • ‘A little strange’ is a gross understatement.
  • To say the project was challenging would be a gross understatement.
  • Calling the damage significant was a gross understatement, given the total destruction.
  • "We faced some minor issues" was a gross understatement for a near-catastrophe.
  • She realized her initial assessment had been a gross understatement of the situation.
  • The CEO's comment about "slight financial difficulties" proved to be a gross understatement.
  • Describing the performance as merely "adequate" was a gross understatement.
  • It would be a gross understatement to say they were simply disappointed.
  • His remark about the difficulty of the task was a gross understatement.
  • Considering the scale of the problem, her polite dismissal was a gross understatement.