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Noun Concept
Categories: Error, Public relations techniques, Pages with missing ISBNs, Defence mechanisms, Cognitive biases
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minimization  minimisation  Belittle  Belittling  Down play
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The act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position WordNet 3.0
English:
psychology
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The act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Minimisation or minimization is a type of deception involving denial coupled with rationalisation/rationalization in situations where complete denial is implausible. Wikipedia
A form of cognitive distortion Wikipedia Disambiguation
Downplaying the significance of an event or emotion Wikipedia Disambiguation
The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent. Wiktionary
Act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
decrease
HAS KIND
tax avoidance
trivialization
ANTONYM
maximization
DERIVATION
minimize
understate
minimize
OPPOSITE OF
exaggeration
USAGE DOMAIN
Australian English orthography
British English orthography
American English orthography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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minimization, minimisation
Wikipedia
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minimisation (psychology)
Wikidata
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Minimisation
Wiktionary
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minimization
Wikipedia Redirections
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belittle, Belittling, Down play, Down playing, downplaying, make light of, Makes light of, making light of, Minimalisation, Minimalise, Minimalised, Minimalization, Minimalize, Minimalized, minimization (psychology), Perceptual minification, Play down, Playing down, trivialisation, Trivialise, Trivialising, Trivialize, Trivializing, Underplaying, Understate
Wikidata Alias
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Belittle, Belittling, Down playing, Making light of, Minimalization, Minimalize, Playing down, Trivializing, underestimation, Underplaying

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