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downvote

  • /ˈdaʊnˌvəʊt/ UK
  • /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/ US

Where it comes from

From down- + vote.

noun downvotes · down-vote

  1. Internet A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.

    Opposite: upvote

verb downvotes · downvoting · downvoted · down-vote

  1. Internet, transitive To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.

    Opposite: upvote

Translations

Every language

noun instance of downvoting

中文踩 cǎi
Русскийминус minus

verb assert a vote against

中文踩 cǎi
Русскийминусовать minusovatʹ

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MLA

"downvote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/downvote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

downvote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/downvote

Chicago

"downvote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/downvote.

BibTeX
@misc{downvote_2026,
  title = {downvote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downvote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}