how to pronounce downplay

/ˈdaʊnˌplɛɪ/

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downplay is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of downplay in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it's easy to downplay bryn's success a …”

meanings of downplay

verb:

To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

downplay frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word downplay occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics downplay can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that downplay can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;