downvote

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ vote.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌvəʊt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/

Noun

downvote (plural downvotes)

1. (Internet) A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.

Translations

instance of downvoting

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 踩 (zh) (cǎi)

• Polish: negatywna ocena f, łapka w dół f (colloquial)
• Swedish: nedröst c

Verb

downvote (third-person singular simple present downvotes, present participle downvoting, simple past and past participle downvoted)

1. (transitive, Internet) To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.

Antonyms

• upvote

Translations

assert a vote against

• Dutch: downvoten (nl)
• Polish: oceniać negatywnie impf
• Swedish: rösta ned, rösta ner, nedrösta

See also

• downrate

Anagrams

• vote down