Verb
To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCultural bias Some psychiatrists argue that current diagnostic standards rely on an exaggerated interpretation of neurophysiological findings and so understate the scientific importance of social-psychological variables. Source: Internet
According to a new report published in the journal SSM – Population Health, death reports often understate the involvement of substances in drug cocktail overdoses. Source: Internet
But in two important respects, the Midtown Manhattan Study may well understate the seriousness of the national mental health problem. Source: Internet
"I cannot understate the esteem in which he is held by our navy people, past and present." Source: Internet
But even those numbers understate the much larger number of people who will be restricted by the temporary travel ban. Source: Internet
But other factors may understate the numbers of people at risk. Source: Internet