downvote
Click expressing displeasure
A downvote is a negative vote on social media or online forums, used to express disapproval or disagreement with a post or comment.
The opposite of an upvote.
As a verb, to downvote is to cast such a vote: I downvoted the comment because it was misleading.
On platforms like Reddit, accumulated downvotes push content lower in visibility.
Negative vote
Mild negative regard
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- reportFormal written findings
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
karma · comment · post · thread · moderation · community · algorithm · visibility
Judgment of faults
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
disfavor · displeasure · dissatisfaction · censure · rebuke · reproach · condemnation · rejection
nay
Negative vote
ballot · poll · tally · against · disapprove · bury · sink · tank
dislike
Mild negative regard
troll · karma · comment · post · thread · moderation · community · algorithm · visibility · ranking
criticism
Judgment of faults
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
disagreement · disfavor · displeasure · dissatisfaction · censure · rebuke · reproach · condemnation · rejection · snub
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- feedbackcomment, comments, constructive, complaint, reviews
- negative feedbackcriticism, complaint, disapproval, bad review, boo
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- online reactionslike, dislike, share, comment, reply
- Downdownward, downhill, downstairs, downstream, downwind