downvoting
Clicking the minus
Downvoting is clicking a button to register disapproval of online content—a post, comment, or reply.
On platforms like Reddit, downvotes push content lower in visibility, while upvotes raise it.
The practice lets communities collectively judge quality: Stop downvoting me just because you disagree.
Heavy downvoting can bury a comment or damage a user's reputation score.
Social news aggregator
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- QuoraCommunity-driven inquiry platform
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
- ratioComparative numerical relation
brigade · pile-on · troll · flagging · reporting · score · reputation
Gesture signaling rejection
- dislikeMild negative regard
- disdainScornful disregard
- disfavorLack of approval
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
disapproval · frown · scoff · contempt · dissatisfaction · disapprobation · censure · reproach
Social news aggregator
ratio · brigade · pile-on · troll · flagging · reporting · score · reputation
thumbs-down
Gesture signaling rejection
displeasure · disapproval · frown · scoff · contempt · dissatisfaction · disapprobation · censure · reproach · antipathy
bury
Place beneath soil
sink · deprioritize · downrank · shadowban · filter · obscure · diminish · depress · relegate · minimize
veto
Official refusal to approve
deny · rebuff · spurn · repudiate · disallow · block · quash · nullify · negate · oppose
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- online sharingsharing, content sharing, file sharing, photo sharing, video sharing
- crowd wisdomwisdom of crowds, hive mind, hivemind, swarm intelligence, collective intelligence
downvotingupvoting
Registering approval online
upvote · liking · endorsing · thumbs-upping · favoriting
downvotingupvoting
Registering approval online
boosting · promoting · amplifying · signal boosting · bumping
downvotingupvoting
Registering approval online
praising · applauding · cheering · supporting · validating
vote, voting, voter, votive, votary, upvote, downvote, downvoted, downvotes