downplaying

downplaying

English

Verb

downplaying

  1. present participle and gerund of downplay

Noun

downplaying (countable and uncountable, plural downplayings)

  1. The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
    • 2010, Sonja Tanner, In Praise of Plato's Poetic Imagination, page 6:
      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.

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