Usually means: Minimizing the significance of something.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word downplaying:

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  1. downplaying: Merriam-Webster
  2. downplaying: Collins English Dictionary
  3. downplaying: Vocabulary.com
  4. Downplaying, downplaying: Wordnik
  5. downplaying: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. downplaying: Wiktionary
  7. downplaying: Dictionary.com
  8. downplaying: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. downplaying: TheFreeDictionary.com

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noun:  The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.

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