downplaying

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downplaying

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of downplay

noun downplayings

countable, uncountable The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important. Second and third are downplayings of both the extractability and focus on logical argumentation, as well as the significance of chronology in ascertaining the dialogues' meaning. I am thoroughly sympathetic on these points.

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@misc{downplaying_2026,
  title = {downplaying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downplaying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}