downplaying

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noun

The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of downplay
noundownplaying (countable and uncountable, plural downplayings)

plural downplayings

  1. countableuncountableThe act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.

    Second and third are downplayings of both the extractability and focus on logical argumentation, as well as the significance of chronology in ascertaining the dialogues' meaning. I am thoroughly sympathetic on these points.

    2010, Sonja Tanner, In Praise of Plato's Poetic Imagination, page 6
Cite this entry
APA

downplaying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downplaying

MLA

“downplaying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downplaying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downplaying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downplaying.

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