underexaggerate
English
Etymology
under- + exaggerate, rather illogically, since this might be expected to mean to exaggerate but insufficiently.
Verb
underexaggerate (third-person singular simple present underexaggerates, present participle underexaggerating, simple past and past participle underexaggerated)
- (rare) To understate.
- 1983, International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport
- Academics tend to be very sceptical of oil forecasts made by the major oil companies as they underexaggerate the probable amounts of oil in the world.
- 2003, Gregory D Lee, Global Drug Enforcement
- Without the services of a qualified polygrapher, the defendant will almost always underexaggerate or lie about his or others' involvement in the conspiracy.
- 1983, International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport