trivialize

🇺🇸 /ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.

The comedian's jokes were criticized for trivializing mental health issues.

translation

v. To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.

Word Forms

3rd Present trivializes
Past trivialized
Perfect trivialized
Progressive trivializing