Underplay Definition

ŭndər-plā, ŭndər-plā
underplayed, underplaying, underplays
verb
underplayed, underplaying, underplays
To act (a role or scene) in a manner intended to be subtle and restrained.
Webster's New World
To present or deal with subtly or with restraint; play down.
American Heritage

Underact.

Webster's New World
To act a role subtly or with restraint.
American Heritage
To play down the importance of (something)
Webster's New World
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noun
The act of underplaying.
Wiktionary

Origin of Underplay

  • under- +"Ž play

    From Wiktionary

Underplay Sentence Examples

  • The CV should not underplay your achievements and skills or they may go unnoticed.

  • The survey presented below also suggests that anthropological studies have tended to underplay the significance of ethnic cleavages.

  • Traditional measures of social class tend to underplay the extent to which smoking has become concentrated in the poorest sections of society.

  • This is not to underplay the importance of such data.

  • Is n't there a danger that the same thing will happen if you underplay the impact of the internet on ITV?

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