[UNDER-1 10 b. Cf. UNDERSTATE v.] A statement which falls below the truth or fact.
1799. Monthly Rev., XXVIII. 528. Stating at the lowest its own populousness and produce, and … favouring a similar understatement by its neighbours.
1877. Morley, Crit. Misc., Ser. II. 330. Mr. Mill’s remarks … involve a distinct understatement.
