noun🔗ShareUntertreibungAn ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive."The teacher's comments on the student's essay were not unhelpful. (Meaning: The comments were helpful.) "Die Kommentare des Lehrers zu dem Aufsatz des Schülers waren nicht unhilfreich. (Bedeutung: Die Kommentare waren hilfreich.)languagelinguisticsgrammarwordfigurestylewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading