Definitions for downplay
ˈdaʊnˌpleɪdown·play

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. understate, minimize, minimise, downplayverb

   represent as less significant or important

2. background, play down, downplayverb

   understate the importance or quality of

   "he played down his royal ancestry"

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1. downplayverb

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

   He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.

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1. Downplay

   Downplay is an American alternative metal band formed in Athens, Ohio, in 2003, and is now based in Columbus, Ohio. The group consists of vocalist Dustin Bates, bassist Ron DeChant, and drummer Brian Patrick. The band has released five full studio albums and three EPs to date and have recorded with producer Dave Fortman. Their song, "Hated You From Hello" was featured for Game Changer of the Year in the 2011 WWE Slammys.

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1. downplay

   Downplay refers to the act of making something appear less important, significant, or serious than it actually is, often in order to minimize criticism or negative attention. This might be done through careful choice of words, diverting attention, understatements, or presenting counterarguments.

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1. Downplay

   Downplay is an American rock band formed in Athens, Ohio in 2002 and now based in Columbus, Ohio. The band consists of Dustin Bates, Ron DeChant and Brian Patrick. The band has released four albums to date and is recording their major label debut with producer Dave Fortman. Their song "Hated You From Hello" was featured for Game Changer of the Year in the 2011 WWE Slammy's.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of downplay in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of downplay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of downplay in a Sentence

1. Peter Hotez:

   There was always a group of contrarian intellectuals or pseudointellectuals who were very aggressive and tended to downplay the severity of the pandemic and say it was a hoax or nothing more than the flu.

2. Morgan Wallen:

   There's no reason to downplay what I did. It matters and please know I'm carefully choosing my next steps in repair.

3. Bradley Griffin:

   If anyone touches a hair on a black person, it's international news, whereas the most horrific crimes imaginable are inflicted on whites all the time, and I think the media kind of wants to downplay that.

4. Chief Tracy Roles:

   I've never seen where there's been some sort of medical misadventure to this magnitude, but again, it could have been a lot worse. Not to downplay where we are, but thinking about where we could be, it could certainly have been very, very tragic.

5. Vipin Narang:

   This ends up being a nightmare for missile defenses, you can downplay it, but it obscures the fact that North Korea has been improving North Korea missile capabilities. It's a real problem for regional missile defenses national missile defenses.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=downplay
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Downplay
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downplay
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=downplay