downvote
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of downvote
First recorded in 2005–10; down 1 ( def. ) + vote ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Twitter's interest in methods for users to downvote or dislike had already been trailed last year by product lead Kayvon Beykpour who tweeted it was something "we're exploring".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2021
Twitter is working on new upvote and downvote reactions for tweets to accompany the usual options to retweet and reply.
From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2021
The company expects users to help it flag and downvote posts that break the rules.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2020
Readers could upvote or downvote links and comments, and the top thirty links would be featured on the front page.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 8, 2019
This year, Facebook—which still treats me as an Australian, even though I now live in the U.S.—let me test its comment upvote and downvote feature.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2018
It's not clear whether the note was removed by Twitter or because it was "downvoted" by other users.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
The majority of National Trust members downvoted a motion to condemn the National Trust's involvement in Pride events, with 65% voting against it at the AGM.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
You can “upvote” and “downvote” specific categories, so when you run searches, you’ll see preferred sources first, neutral searches next, and downvoted sources last.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021
Tens of thousands of Hacker News readers didn’t suspect a thing, and the few who did were downvoted.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2020
When I posted a call-out on Imgur last week — including what I think is a pretty funny picture of my dog — the post quickly got downvoted into oblivion.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2016
The researchers found that accurate community notes only survived downvoting by trolls 9% of the time.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
These people have a vested interest in downvoting any such divergences from what has gone before.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2024
Twitter’s conclusion so far is that access to downvoting “improves the quality of conversations on Twitter,” suggesting the feature might eventually graduate to become a permanent addition to the site.
From The Verge ● Feb. 4, 2022
Upvoting and downvoting are features of many sites, but users were uncertain as to whether this would improve the quality of interaction on twitter.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2021
There currently aren’t any plans to rollout this downvoting test to a broader user base, and it’s unclear how the platform will be using the data it gathers from the button.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2018
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