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understate

/ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪt/

បន្ទាបតម្លៃ

  1. verb បន្ទាបតម្លៃ, និយាយបន្ថយ
    to state that something is smaller, less important, or less serious than it really is
    និយាយបន្ថយ ឬបញ្ជាក់ថាអ្វីមួយតូចជាង ឬមិនសូវសំខាន់ជាងការពិត
    The government tended to understate the seriousness of the economic crisis.
    រដ្ឋាភិបាលមានទំនោរនិយាយបន្ថយពីទំហំធ្ងន់ធ្ងរនៃវិបត្តិសេដ្ឋកិច្ច។

Synonyms: downplay, minimize, soft-pedal, diminish

Antonyms: overstate, exaggerate

Forms: understates, understated, understating

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.