downvoting

ˈdaʊnˌvəʊtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of downvoting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

reducing score

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process of reducing a post's score

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The downvoting of the post led to its removal from the top page.

downvote

internet

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act of disliking a post or comment

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Downvoting can affect the visibility of a comment.

disapproval

dislike

Adjective

voting

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related to giving a negative vote

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The downvoting comments affected the post's visibility.

disapproving

negative

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Origin of downvoting

English, down (negative) + vote (to cast a vote)

Examples of downvoting in a sentence

Frequent downvoting affected the user's reputation.
The post received a lot of downvoting.
Downvoting is common on controversial topics.
The downvoting trend discouraged new users.
Downvoting behavior was rampant in the forum.

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French:vote négatif, désapprobateur, ...
German:Punktabzug, Abwertung, ...
Italian:voto negativo, ...
Spanish:votación negativa, voto negativo, ...
Portuguese:votação negativa, voto negativo, ...
Chinese:降分投票, 反对票, ...
Japanese:スコアを下げる, 否定的な投票, ...
Arabic:تَصْوِيت سَلْبِي, مُعطِي التَّصوِيتِ السَّلبي, ...
Hebrew:הוֹרָדַת דֵּרוּג, שָׁקוּשׁ לְהַצָּעַת קוֹל שְׁלִילִי, ...
Russian:понижение рейтинга, голосование против, ...
Ukrainian:негативне голосування, голосування проти, ...
Hindi:स्कोर कम करना, नकारात्मक वोटिंग, ...
Bengali:স্কোর কমানো, নেতিবাচক ভোটিং, ...
Catalan:reducció de puntuació, votació negativa, ...
Czech:downvotování, nesouhlasný, ...
Danish:reduktion af score, negativ afstemning, ...
Dutch:score verlagen, negatief stemmen, ...
Greek:μείωση βαθμολογίας, αρνητική ψηφοφορία, ...
Hungarian:lepontozás, negatív szavazással kapcsolatos, ...
Khmer:ការបន្ថយពិន្ទុការបង្ហោះ, បោះឆ្នោតអវិជ្ជមាន, ...
Korean:점수 낮추기, 부정적인 투표, ...
Persian:کاهش امتیاز, مرتبط با رأی منفی, ...
Polish:obniżanie oceny, negatywne głosowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):votação negativa, voto negativo, ...
Romanian:vot negativ, scădere de rating, ...
Swedish:sänka poäng, negativ röstning, ...
Thai:การลดคะแนน, โหวตลบ, ...
Turkish:puan düşürme, olumsuz oy, ...
Vietnamese:giảm điểm, bỏ phiếu chống, ...

downvote

ˈdaʊnvoʊt

Definition of downvote - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

negative vote

TECH.

vote against a post or comment

TECH.

The comment received a downvote for being off-topic.

disapprove

dislike

social media

TECH.

action of disapproval on social media

TECH.

Her post got a downvote from several users.

dislike

thumbs down

Verb

tr.

internet

TECH.

vote against content online to reduce its popularity

TECH.

Users can downvote comments they disagree with.

disapprove

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Origin of downvote

English, down (negative) + vote (to express approval)

Examples of downvote in a sentence

The suggestion received a downvote from the community.
The comment received a downvote from the community.
A downvote can affect the visibility of a post.
I decided to downvote the misleading post.
Many users downvote spam to keep the forum clean.

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French:vote négatif, voter contre, ...
German:Ablehnung, abwerten, ...
Italian:voto contrario, votare contro, ...
Spanish:voto en contra, desaprobar, ...
Portuguese:voto negativo, votar contra, ...
Chinese:反对票, 点踩, ...
Japanese:ダウンボート, 反対票を投じる, ...
Arabic:تَصْوِيت سَلْبِي, صَوَّتَ ضِد, ...
Hebrew:הַצְבָּעָה שְׁלִילִית, לְהַצְבִּיעַ נֶגֶד, ...
Russian:голос против, голосовать против, ...
Ukrainian:негативний голос, знижувати рейтинг, ...
Hindi:डाउनवोट, डाउनवोट करना, ...
Bengali:নেতিবাচক ভোট, বিপক্ষে ভোট দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:vot negatiu, desaprovar, ...
Czech:záporný hlas, downvotovat, ...
Danish:negativ stemme, nedstemme, ...
Dutch:negatieve stem, downvoten, ...
Greek:αρνητική ψήφος, καταψηφίζω, ...
Hungarian:leszavazás, leszavazni, ...
Khmer:ការបោះឆ្នោតមិនគាំទ្រ, បោះឆ្នោតអវិជ្ជមាន, ...
Korean:비추천, 반대표를 던지다, ...
Persian:رأی منفی, رأی منفی داد, ...
Polish:negatywny głos, głosować przeciw, ...
Portuguese (BR):voto negativo, votar contra, ...
Romanian:vot negativ, a da vot negativ, ...
Swedish:negativ röst, rösta ner, ...
Thai:คะแนนลบ, โหวตคัดค้าน, ...
Turkish:aşağı oy, olumsuz oylamak, ...
Vietnamese:phiếu chống, giảm điểm, ...

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Definition of downvoting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of downvoting

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Definition of downvote - Reverso English Dictionary

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Examples of downvote in a sentence

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