Definition of "downplaying" []

• Present participle of downplay. (verb)

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• "Meanwhile the SPLC has gone record time and time again downplaying the strength of Mexican racist groups like MECha and the extreme Aztlan."
• "So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that he's yet again downplaying the seriousness."
• "The press has either been hoodwinked on this score or has been complicit in downplaying this aspect of their handiwork."