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babunello [35]
2 years ago
8

What is an understatement that expresses the affirmative by saying the negative of the contrary called?

English
2 answers:
lilavasa [31]2 years ago
8 0

This is called a litote. Hope this helped :)

BartSMP [9]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

B. litotes

Explanation:

Litotes are a figure of speech and a form of verbal irony in which the affirmative is stated by saying the negative of the contrary. Often, this involves the use of double negatives. Litotes can also be considered a form of understatement. Some examples include:

<em>Not bad!</em> = Good

<em>Not unlike... </em>= Like

<em>Not ok </em>= Unacceptable

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