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    The Opposite of Hyperbole,______ Involves Downplaying a Fact or Event
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The Opposite of Hyperbole,______ Involves Downplaying a Fact or Event

Question 20

Question 20

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The opposite of hyperbole,______ involves downplaying a fact or event.


A) verbal irony
B) a spoonerism
C) a malapropism
D) understatement

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