To say that the pandemic is done and dusted with would be an <u>understatement</u>.
Directions : In the following items select the option that is <strong>NEAREST IN MEANING</strong> to the underlined word in the given sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. affecting politeness
- B. underplaying significance ✓
- C. stating vociferously
- D. practising subterfuge
Correct Answer: B. underplaying significance
Explanation
Understatement refers to the presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it really is, which matches 'underplaying significance'.