Conceit
Litotes
Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Litotes and Conceit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conceit/litotes
Conceit & Litotes. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conceit/litotes>.
Litotes or Conceit. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conceit/litotes.
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