ALL meanings of downplay
down·play
D d - verb with object downplay to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations. 1
- transitive verb downplay minimize importance of 1
- noun downplay Make (something) appear less important than it really is. 1
- verb downplay If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is. 0
- verb downplay to play down; make little of 0
- verb transitive downplay to play down; minimize 0
- verb downplay (Transitive Verb) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential. 0