the understatement of the year

noun phrase

—used of a statement that makes something seem much smaller, much less important, etc., than it really is

"I may have overreacted a little." "That's the understatement of the year!"

Examples of the understatement of the year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To say that Nina is B-U-S-Y would be the understatement of the year. — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025

To describe Sunday’s trade as sudden would be the understatement of the year. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025

To say that this number should be a concern to everyone, consumers and organizations alike, must surely qualify as the understatement of the year so far. — Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

To say that the art market is on shaky ground may be the understatement of the year. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024

To call my husband picky might be the understatement of the year. — Ariel Scotti, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2023

To say Curry Barker‘s Obsession is a box office sensation would be the understatement of the year. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Rhymes for the understatement of the year

• adhere
• ameer
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• emir