transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlī-tə-ˌtēz, ˈli-, lī-ˈtō-ˌtēz ]
noun
( plural litotes )
Etymology: Greek litotēs, from litos simple, perhaps from lit-, lis linen cloth
Date: 1589
: understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in “not a bad singer” or “not unhappy”)