trivialisation
Reducing to nothing
Trivialisation is the act of making something seem less important, serious, or complex than it actually is.
The word often carries disapproval—to accuse someone of trivialisation suggests they're dismissing what deserves weight: Critics argued the film was a trivialisation of the Holocaust.
British spelling; Americans write trivialization.
Diminishing perceived significance
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- brushing asideDismissing without consideration
- overlookingFailing to see or consider
shrugging off · pooh-poohing · discounting · rejecting · deflecting · hand-waving · glossing over · sidelining
Intentional diminishment for effect
- underestimationJudging below actual value
- undervaluingJudging below true worth
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
- reductionMaking something smaller
deemphasis · playing down · understating · softening · watering down · dilution · downgrading · undercounting
Criticism meant to diminish
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
derision · ridicule · contempt · disdain · scorn · sneering · dismissiveness · disrespect
downplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- brushing asideDismissing without consideration
overlooking · shrugging off · pooh-poohing · discounting · rejecting · deflecting · hand-waving · glossing over · sidelining · minimizing
understatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
- underestimationJudging below actual value
- undervaluingJudging below true worth
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
reduction · deemphasis · playing down · understating · softening · watering down · dilution · downgrading · undercounting · underrating
disparagement
Criticism meant to diminish
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
mockery · derision · ridicule · contempt · disdain · scorn · sneering · dismissiveness · disrespect · deprecation
trivialisationamplification
Increase in intensity
magnification · exaggeration · aggrandizement · dramatization · overstatement
trivialisationsolemnisation
Formal observance of ceremony
gravitas · reverence · veneration · dignification · sanctification
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