downvote
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈdaʊn.vəʊt/us/ˈdaʊn.voʊt/toclick(=choose)asymbolto show that youdislikeordisagreewith something you havereadorseenon theinternet:
Anyone whocreatesanaccountcanpostcommentson thetopic, and can also upvote or downvote other people'scomments.
Who intheirrightmindwould downvote thisvideo?
Opposite
upvote
- If all you do is downvote withoutofferingavalidcounterpointthen you'rebasicallyadmittingyourownignorance.
- Ifyournaturalinclinationis tocriticizeabadideaand downvote it,remembertheultimategoalis toencourageideagenerationandideasharing.
- It gets downvoted because it'sdisparagingpeoplefor no goodreason.
- When one of mycommentsgets downvoted I don't take itpersonally.
Internet terminology
- above/below the foldidiom
- address bar
- affiliate link
- affiliate marketing
- all-you-can-eat
- domain name
- internet café
- internet-enabled
- interweb
- IP
- keyboard warrior
- landing page
- refresh
- shopping basket
- upvote
- user experience
- utility computing
- UX
- virally
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downvote
noun[C]
uk/ˈdaʊn.vəʊt/us/ˈdaʊn.voʊt/asymbolthatshowssomeonedislikesordisagreeswith something they havereadorseenon theinternet:
Thesystemuses the upvotes and downvotes togenerateakindofmapof all theparticipantsin thedebate.
This is the mostdislikedvideoin the platform'shistory,beatingthepreviousrecordof more than 10 million downvotes.
Opposite
upvote
- Given all theresponsesand downvotes,maybeyou shouldreconsider.
- Pleaseexplainyourdownvote.
Internet terminology
- above/below the foldidiom
- address bar
- affiliate link
- affiliate marketing
- all-you-can-eat
- domain name
- internet café
- internet-enabled
- interweb
- IP
- keyboard warrior
- landing page
- refresh
- shopping basket
- upvote
- user experience
- utility computing
- UX
- virally
- visitor