The government tended to understate the severity of the economic crisis.
সরকার অর্থনৈতিক সংকটের তীব্রতাকে কমিয়ে দেখানোর প্রবণতা দেখিয়েছিল।
It would be an understatement to say that he was disappointed.
তাকে হতাশ বলাটা আসলে তার অনুভূতির তুলনায় অনেক কম বলা হবে।
COLLOCATIONS
grossly understate, tend to understate, understate the importance
WORD FORMSPast: understated | Past participle: understated | Gerund: understating | Third person singular: understatesUSAGE NOTES
Often used in formal contexts to describe how someone describes a situation with less intensity than is warranted by the facts.