+Litotes is a [Figure of Speech](/wiki/figure_of_speech) where an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. This subtle emphasis, not an uncommon literary device, often creates an effect that is not unpleasing, a form of [Understatement](/wiki/understatement).
+## See also
+- [Irony](/wiki/irony)
+- [Hyperbole](/wiki/hyperbole)
+- [Meiosis](/wiki/meiosis)
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