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litotes::noun | Spocien Dictionary

litotes

noun

/'laɪtə,tiz/

understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

Type	Words
Synonyms	meiosis
Type of	rhetorical device, understatement

saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes.