(transitive, Internet, Reddit) To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.
Used in a Sentence
downvote
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for downvote.
Editorial note
Just because you're stuck with PagerDuty and has not say to change vendors, it doesn't mean you have to downvote me!
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Quick take
(transitive, Internet, Reddit) To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of downvote gathered in one view.
(Internet, Reddit) A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for downvote.
verb
(transitive, Internet, Reddit) To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.
noun
(Internet, Reddit) A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.
Example sentences
Just because you're stuck with PagerDuty and has not say to change vendors, it doesn't mean you have to downvote me!
Why would you (or anyone) downvote me for criticising things like integrating a social API[0] into the browser?
If the user doesn't like it, they can downvote the article (maybe some friction in having to find it again).
I would like to downvote both comments, but instead I am going to content myself replying like this...
People: If you downvote others for non-obvious reasons, please leave a note on why.
In simple upvote/downvote systems, content will always proceed towards the lowest common denominator.
I regret I accidentally upvoted you when I meant to downvote, please excuse the Sony fat fingers.
I notice that even after my upvote it hadn't crossed 0 so it seems it wasn't a single downvote.
Some design decisions are written in code, like no downvote for submissions.
I didn't downvote you but I really don't think it's hard to measure and account for the externalities in fossil fuels.
Please don't bait other users by inviting them to downvote you.
BTW, don't downvote the preceding comments complaining about this post.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use downvote in a sentence?
Just because you're stuck with PagerDuty and has not say to change vendors, it doesn't mean you have to downvote me!
What does downvote mean?
(transitive, Internet, Reddit) To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.
What part of speech is downvote?
downvote is commonly used as verb, noun.