English Explanatory Dictionary

downplay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

downplay downplays downplaying downplayed

Etymology

Synthetic form of the phrase play down. By surface analysis, down- + play.

Synonyms

play down trivialize understate bagatellize banalize belittle cut down de-emphasize denigrate degrade deprecate derogate disparage dispraise downplay lilliputianize make little of make nothing of minimize set at nought superficialize underestimate underplay vilipend

Derived words

downplayer
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