1. downplaying - Noun
2. downplaying - Verb
downplaying
present participle of downplay
downplaying (plural downplayings)
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
Downplaying their faults is pretty much the point of campaigns. But we do count on them living with the constant terror of public rejection. Gail Collins
Most remember the groundbreaking first in sports; few remember the third or fourth to follow in those tracks. That's not downplaying anyone's achievements but rather recognizing that there comes a time when simply being there is no longer good enough for the record books. LZ Granderson
And so hearing that the virus he has spent months downplaying, lying about, and ignoring has, at long last, stricken him was a moment of such narrative perfection that its power was nearly overwhelming. Source: Internet
Almost everything about that pandemic is happening today: disbelief, political downplaying, denial, the spread of the virus. Source: Internet
A third intelligence report, this time from German spies, claims Xi Jinping personally pressured the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus into downplaying the risk of the virus. Source: Internet
Boeing has been accused of downplaying the dangers and having a too cozy relationship with regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration. Source: Internet