Definition
The act of making something seem less important, serious, or noticeable than it actually is (present participle form).
Etymology
From 'downplay' plus the progressive suffix '-ing' (from Old English '-ing', used for present participles and gerunds). Same root as 'downplayed'.
Kelly Says
The continuous form '-ing' is fascinating because it can work as a verb, noun, or adjective—'I'm downplaying this' (verb) versus 'downplaying is unhelpful' (noun). English loves this flexibility!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የሚያነ heiligen
ye-mi-ya-ne-he-lien
CACatalà
menyspreng
men-ys-preng
CSČeština
zmenšovat
z-men-sho-vat
DADansk
formindske
for-min-d-ske
DEDeutsch
verharmlosen
fer-har-lo-sen
ELΕλληνικά
μειώνει
me-i-one
ESEspañol
minimizar
mini-mo-zee-ar
FAفارسی
کاهش دادن
ka-haas da-dan
FISuomi
väheneminen
va-he-ne-mi-nen
FRFrançais
minimiser
mini-me-zehr
HIहिन्दी
कम करना
kam karna
HUMagyar
lekicsinyíteni
lek-chi-sin-yi-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mereduksi
me-re-doo-ksi
ITItaliano
sminuire
smin-oo-reh
JA日本語
軽視している
keishi shite iru
KKKK
азайдыру
a-za-y-dy-ru
KO한국어
과소평가하고 있다
gwaso-pyeong-ga-ha-go it-da
MRMR
कमी करणे
ka-mi ka-ra-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mengurangkan
men-gur-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျောက်ကင်း
pyauk-kin
NLNederlands
verminderen
ver-min-der-en
NONorsk
formildne
for-mil-ne
PLPolski
zminimalizować
z-mini-ma-li-zo-wat
PTPortuguês
minimizar
mini-moo-zee-ar
RORomână
a diminua
a di-mi-nu-a
RUРусский
смягчать
sm'yzhchat'
SVSvenska
nedtonar
ned-to-nar
SWKiswahili
kupunguzwa
ku-pu-ngu-zu-wa
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గించు
tagg-gin-chu
THไทย
ลดความสำคัญ
lot kwam su-an
TLTL
pinababa
pi-na-ba-ba
TRTürkçe
küçümsemek
ku-chum-seh-mek
UKУкраїнська
применшувати
pri-men-shu-vaty
URاردو
چھوٹا کرنا
chota karna
VITiếng Việt
làm nhẹ đi
lam nhẹ di