Posted by Mohammad on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 9:44pm.
Litotes are the opposite of hyperbole. They are understatements. Example: My teacher wasn't exactly pleased with my answer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotes
Thanks very much ms. sue :)
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