Associations to the word «Downplay»
Noun
- Seriousness
- Atrocity
- Significance
- Importance
- Warming
- Branding
- Nationalism
- Racism
- Ethnicity
- Favor
- Emphasis
- Proponent
- Agenda
- Ideology
- Genocide
- Incident
- Rhetoric
- Accomplishment
- Imperialism
- Aspect
- Tendency
- Propaganda
- Role
- Accused
- Shaping
- Coverage
- Involvement
- Confrontation
- Allegation
- Historian
- Bias
- Sovereignty
- Saying
- Favour
- Affiliation
- Contribution
- Criticism
- Severity
- Extent
- Spokesman
- Critic
- Persona
- Threat
- Liberal
- Bates
- Denial
- Outlet
- Killing
- Reporting
- Communist
- Abuse
- Rape
- Conflict
- Slavery
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DOWNPLAY, verb. (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
Dictionary definition
DOWNPLAY, verb. Represent as less significant or important.
DOWNPLAY, verb. Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.