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Litotes
C2 Noun
/laɪˈtoʊtiːz/ Informal: LYE-toh-teez
CEFR Level C2
Part of Speech Noun
Word (Informal) LYE-toh-teez
Word IPA /laɪˈtoʊtiːz/
Word Urdu
غیر مستقیم اظہار
Synonym
Synonym Two Negative Statements That Cancle To Make Positive Statement
Synonym (Informal) too neg-uh-tiv state-mints that kan-sel too mayk poz-i-tiv state-mint
Synonym IPA /tuː ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv ˈsteɪt.mənts ðæt ˈkæn.səl tuː meɪk ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv ˈste
Synonym Urdu
دو منفی جملے جو ایک مثبت بنا دیں
Examples
English Sentence Saying "not bad" is an example of litotes.
Urdu Sentence
"برا نہیں" کہنا لیتوٹیس کی مثال ہے۔