Associations to the word «Downplay»

Wiktionary

DOWNPLAY, verb. (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

Dictionary definition

DOWNPLAY, verb. Represent as less significant or important.
DOWNPLAY, verb. Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn