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title: "Litotes"
description: "Litotes is a form of understatement which uses the denied opposite of a word to weaken or soften a m..."
author: "haru"
published: "2012-04-08T03:57:56+00:00"
modified: "2012-04-08T03:57:56+00:00"
locale: "ru"
canonical_url: "https://yvision.kz/post/litotes-246029"
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# Litotes

> Litotes is a form of understatement which uses the denied opposite of a word to weaken or soften a m...

Litotes is a form of understatement which uses the denied opposite of a word to weaken or soften a message.

Examples: That's not bad. (instead of: That's good/great.) Boats aren't easy to find in the dark. (instead of: Boats are hard/difficult to find in the dark.)

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Source: [https://yvision.kz/post/litotes-246029](https://yvision.kz/post/litotes-246029)