Urdu meanings, examples and pronunciation of litotes

litotes meaning in Urdu

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1) litotes

Noun

Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes.
کسی چیز کی اہمیت کم کر کے پیش کرنا

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