"downvote" meaning in All languages combined

See downvote on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊnˌvəʊt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/ [General-American] Forms: downvotes [plural]
Etymology: From down- + vote. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|vote}} down- + vote Head templates: {{en-noun}} downvote (plural downvotes)
  1. (Internet, Reddit) A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Reddit Translations (instance of downvoting): (cǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), negatywna ocena [feminine] (Polish), łapka w dół [colloquial, feminine] (Polish), nedröst [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-downvote-en-noun-rJiGhQKs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊnˌvəʊt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/ [General-American] Forms: downvotes [present, singular, third-person], downvoting [participle, present], downvoted [participle, past], downvoted [past]
Etymology: From down- + vote. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|vote}} down- + vote Head templates: {{en-verb}} downvote (third-person singular simple present downvotes, present participle downvoting, simple past and past participle downvoted)
  1. (transitive, Internet, Reddit) To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity. Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Internet, Reddit Derived forms: downvoter Related terms: downrate Translations (assert a vote against): downvoten (Dutch), oceniać negatywnie [imperfective] (Polish), rösta ned (Swedish), rösta ner (Swedish), nedrösta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-downvote-en-verb-EDUoK~De Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with down-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 61

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for downvote meaning in All languages combined (4.1kB)

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