hypobole (English, noun)
expansion: hypobole (countable and uncountable, plural hypoboles)
Senses:
glosses: A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
tags: countable
rhetoric
uncountable
glosses: Deliberate, intentional understatement (opposite of hyperbole).
tags: countable
rhetoric
uncountable
Forms:
form: hypoboles
tags: plural