underplay
underplay noun: the act of underplaying.
Noun
underplay
- The act of underplaying.
Verb
underplay (third-person singular simple present underplays, present participle underplaying, simple past and past participle underplayed)
- To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
- To make something seem less important than it really is.
- As a working-class person I want to tell Tucker and any other gay and lesbian activists who call themselves socialists and so should certainly know better, that when they underplay survival issues and don't acknowledge the faultline under their feet that is class in this society, it hurts me right...1985 August 17, Pam Mitchell, “Don't Say Class Until You Mean It”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 6, page 4
- Synonyms:
- belittle, downplay, understate, bagatellize, banalize, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate
- To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
underplay meaning in Urdu
underplay in Urdu
- دبےدبےانداز میں پیش کرنا
Synonyms of underplay
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Forms of underplay
| third-person singular present | underplays |
|---|---|
| present participle | underplaying |
| past participle | underplayed |
| past | underplayed |
Origin of underplay
From under- + play.
Words that rhyme with underplay
Questions about underplay
- What does underplay mean?
- Underplay means the act of underplaying.
- What is underplay in Urdu?
- Underplay in Urdu is دبےدبےانداز میں پیش کرنا. See Underplay meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is underplay?
- Underplay can be a noun or a verb.
Words near underplay in the dictionary
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