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Meaning of word litotes from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).

Example : Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes.

Synonyms : meiosis

close (noun)
The temporal end. The concluding time.

flakiness (noun)
Informal terms for insanity.

change over (verb)
Make a shift in or exchange of.

rate (noun)
A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.

drive (noun)
The act of applying force to propel something.

qibla (noun)
The direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers.

developing (noun)
Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible.

blanched (adjective)
Anemic looking from illness or emotion.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

court of justice (noun)
A tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws.