Meaning & use
Downvote
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To register disapproval of an online post or comment by clicking a button that lowers its visibility or score.
See it in a sentence
Users quickly downvoted the misleading comment into oblivion.
Don't downvote a post just because you disagree with the opinion.
A note on using this word
Popularized by sites like Reddit, where posts are ranked by the balance of upvotes and downvotes.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A vote registering disapproval of an online post, or the negative mark it leaves.
The comment had received hundreds of downvotes within an hour.
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