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Meanings of playing down in English

Minimisation or minimization is a type of deception involving denial coupled with rationalisation/rationalization in situations where complete denial is implausible.

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Usage of playing down in English
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But government ministers from both parties are playing down any potential disagreement.
Radio NZ
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Legal sources in Northern Ireland are playing down the alleged IRA link.
BBC
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The amount of talented players I've seen playing down here is amazing.
The Guardian
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Other Franco-Chinese players were playing down any effects of the anti-French boycott.
Reuters
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Rosberg has also succeeded in playing down his gilded youth in Monaco.
The Guardian
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GDF is playing down the prospect of game-changing, multi-billion-dollar tie-ups for now.
Reuters
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Something way worse than us two guys playing down by the wells.
Freaks and revelations
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One official said the Obama administration was playing down this possibility.
Reuters
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One official said the Obama administration was playing down that possibility.
Reuters
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So, are the military bosses still playing down the severity of what happened?
Radio NZ
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Both sides are known to inflate enemy losses while playing down their own.
Reuters
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But I was playing down on the beach, and I did not know.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22...
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Trump has faced criticism for playing down the outbreak in its initial stages.
Reuters
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Trump has faced criticism for initially playing down the seriousness of the coronavirus.
Reuters
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Ms Ardern was playing down Neve's appearance on the world stage.
Radio NZ
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Then Jeff and Becky and their band are playing down the pub later.
The Irish Times
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Playing down through the time
Playing down across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Rare
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