litotes   (Sound)

The litotes has 1 Senses.

• meiosis, litotes
• 減数分裂
• 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"
• 修辞的効果の控えめな表現（特に相反するものを否定することによって肯定を表現するとき）