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diminish
decrease
nuanced
Having fine distinctions or complexity
subtlety
Fine or delicate detail
understatement
Return to a former worse condition
deflect
Turn aside or deflect
understate
Downplay or minimize
sardonic
bitter or mocking in tone
self-deprecating
mocking oneself with humor
circumlocution
Indirect or wordy expression
downplay
Minimize or understate importance
litotes
stop temporarily and resume later
meiosis
symposium
euphemistic
formal meeting or conference
restrained
multilateral
ironic
involving multiple parties
modesty
plenary
minimization
full or complete gathering
rhetorical
memorandum
oblique
brief written message or note
taciturn
consortium