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What is the noun for understates?

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understatement
  1. An incomplete statement, particularly:
    1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect; meiosis.
    2. An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis.
    3. An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This premise itself is probably an understatement of the situation.”
      “To say that we have a tremendous amount of work yet ahead of us is an understatement.”
      “To say that business wear has changed in the past couple of years is an understatement.”
understatedness
understater
  1. A person who understates
understatements
  1. plural of understatement
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “To say the man was large would be an understatement beyond all understatements.”
      “Section 512 of the bill would add a penalty for understatements of tax for transactions lacking economic substance.”
      “Accuracy-related penalties include negligence, substantial understatements and substantial overstatements.”
understaters
  1. plural of understater
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