Downplayed Meaning in English

word · lemma: downplay

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التعريف

To make something seem less important, serious, or significant than it really is, often to avoid attention or concern.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used in news, politics, and everyday conversation when someone tries to make a problem or achievement seem less significant. Collocates with 'risk', 'problem', 'results', 'accusations'. Usually has a negative or critical tone.

• Spanish: restó importancia a - minimizó
• Portuguese (BR): minimizou - diminuiu a importância de
• Portuguese (PT): minimizou - desvalorizou
• Chinese (Simplified): 淡化了 - 轻描淡写了
• Chinese (Traditional): 淡化了 - 輕描淡寫了
• Hindi: महत्व को कम करके बताया - महत्व घटाकर प्रस्तुत किया
• Arabic: قلل من شأن
• Bengali: তুচ্ছ করা - গুরুত্ব কমিয়ে দেখা
• Russian: преуменьшать - умалять
• Japanese: 過小評価する - 軽く扱う
• Vietnamese: xem nhẹ - làm giảm tầm quan trọng
• Korean: 축소하다 - 중요성을 줄이다
• Turkish: önemsiz göstermek - küçümsemek
• Urdu: کم اہمیت دینا - معاملہ چھوٹا کرکے بیان کرنا
• Indonesian: meremehkan - mengecilkan

جمل نموذجية

The company downplayed the risks of their product.

basic

She downplayed her role in the project.

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He really downplayed what happened, but it was actually a big deal.

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The politician downplayed the accusations during the interview.

natural

When asked about the delay, she downplayed it as just a minor issue.

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He downplayed the mistake to avoid getting into trouble.

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