Meaning : Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
Example :
Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes.
Synonyms : meiosis
Litotes ka meaning, vilom shabd, paryayvachi aur samanarthi shabd in Hindi. Litotes ka matlab kya hota hai?