Trivialize (Verb)
Meaning
Make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician's attempt to downplay the corruption charges threatened to trivialize the severity of the situation.
- Reducing a devastating natural disaster to a simple act of nature can trivialize the impact on the affected communities.
- She was frustrated that her colleagues seemed to trivialize the importance of their project's deadline.
- Trying to make light of someone's trauma can trivialize their painful experiences and hinder their recovery.
- His joking tone trivialized the very real financial struggles many students were facing.