trivialize

• Etwas als weniger wichtig, ernst oder komplex darstellen, als es tatsächlich ist; etwas auf eine oberflächliche oder abwertende Weise vereinfachen.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something seem less important, serious, or complex than it really is.

1. Make something seem unimportantC1formal

   To treat something as less important, serious, or significant than it really is.

   Verharmlosen

   • The report trivialized the impact of climate change.
   • He tends to trivialize other people's problems.
   • We should not trivialize the suffering of those affected by the disaster.

   Synonymebelittledeprecatedevaluediminishdownplayminimizeplay downunderstate

   Antonymeaccentuatedignifyemphasizehighlighthonormagnifyrespectstressunderscorevalue