Meanings
verbdownvote (third-person singular simple present downvotes, present participle downvoting, simple past and past participle downvoted)
present singular third person downvotes · participle present downvoting · participle past downvoted · past downvoted · alternative down-vote
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.
Opposite
verbTo vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 踩, 踩
- 踩 (cǎi)instance of downvoting
- 踩 (cǎi)assert a vote against
Dutch downvoten
- downvotenassert a vote against
Polish negatywna ocena, łapka w dół
- negatywna ocenainstance of downvoting
- łapka w dółinstance of downvoting
- oceniać negatywnieassert a vote against
Russian минус, даунвоут
- минус (minus)instance of downvoting
- даунвоут (daunvout)instance of downvoting
- минусовать (minusovatʹ)assert a vote against
- даунвоутить (daunvoutitʹ)assert a vote against
Swedish nedröst, rösta ned
- nedröstinstance of downvoting
- rösta nedassert a vote against
- rösta nerassert a vote against
- nedröstaassert a vote against
Cite this entry
APA
downvote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downvote
MLA
“downvote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downvote. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downvote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downvote.
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