Which answer choice correctly defines understatement?(1 point)

Question

bitter expression that may state the opposite of what is meant
a third-person narration that explains the thoughts of all characters in a literary work
the use of ridicule to lower someone or something in a reader’s or character’s esteem
the presentation of something as less than it really is

Answer 1

The correct answer choice that defines understatement is:

the presentation of something as less than it really is.