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What does "understatement" in the conversation below mean?
Person A: "You must feel stressed out now."
Person B: "That's an understatement."
What does "understatement" in the conversation below mean?
Person A: "You must feel stressed out now."
Person B: "That's an understatement."
Person A: "You must feel stressed out now."
Person B: "That's an understatement."
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An understatement is when you say something with less intensity than what how it really is.
- Getting out of the EU is bad for us.
- That's an understatement. (it will be more than bad)
In your example, we can assume Person B is extremely stressed out.
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- Inglês (RU)
It means that the word or description is not strong enough. Person B does not just feel stressed, but extremely stressed, or stressed as well as several further negative emotions.
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@marcelou
Thank you for your reply!
By the way, the example conversation you wrote is what you are thinking?
Thank you for your reply!
By the way, the example conversation you wrote is what you are thinking?
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@esejacky
I don't live in the UK, so I don't have much of an opinion. But, I can't see how that could be a good thing.
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@marcelou
Thank again!
I hope both people in the UK and in the EU don't suffer from the influence of Brexit.
Thank again!
I hope both people in the UK and in the EU don't suffer from the influence of Brexit.
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