downvote
/ˈdaʊnvəʊt/noun
उच्चारण डाउन्वोट
(वेबसाइट या ऐप पर) डाउनवोट, पोस्ट या टिप्पणी नापसंद करने का वोट
Core word
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[C]
a vote on a website or app that shows you dislike or disagree with a post or comment
(वेबसाइट या ऐप पर) डाउनवोट, पोस्ट या टिप्पणी नापसंद करने का वोट
- The comment received many downvotes.
- A single downvote can lower a post's score.
- He did not mind the downvotes and kept writing.
+ 3 more examples
- His joke received more downvotes than likes.
- Too many downvotes can hide a comment from view.
- She was surprised by the sudden downvote on her answer.
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[T]
to give a negative vote to a post or comment on a website or app to show you dislike it
डाउनवोट करना, पोस्ट या टिप्पणी को नापसंद का वोट देना
- Some users downvote answers they disagree with.
- Please do not downvote a post without a reason.
- The rude comment was downvoted by everyone.
+ 3 more examples
- Please do not downvote questions just because they are simple.
- If you disagree, you can downvote the post and leave a polite reply.
- Readers downvoted the article because it contained wrong facts.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
downvote + noun (verb)
As a transitive verb, downvote takes the post, comment or person as its object.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में 'downvote' के बाद post, comment या व्यक्ति object के रूप में आता है।
- Users downvoted the video within minutes.
- Many readers downvoted his comment.
a downvote (noun)
The noun is countable: one downvote, many downvotes. Use a downvote on a post.
Noun गणनीय है: one downvote, many downvotes। Post पर 'a downvote on a post' कहें।
- The answer received fifty downvotes.
- He gave the post a downvote.
be downvoted (passive)
The passive is common on forums: comments are downvoted when many people disagree.
forums पर passive आम है: जब कई लोग असहमत हों, तो comment downvote हो जाता है।
- Her reply was downvoted for being rude.
downvote + sb for doing sth
You can give the reason with for plus a gerund or noun.
कारण बताने के लिए 'for' के बाद gerund या noun आता है।
- Readers downvoted the author for spreading rumours.
downvote vs dislike
A downvote lowers a post's ranking on forums; a dislike on a video site is a similar button but it may not change what others see.
Forums पर downvote post की रैंकिंग घटाता है; वीडियो साइट का dislike समान बटन है, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि दूसरों को दिखने वाली चीज़ बदले।
- The forum hides comments with too many downvotes.
+Collocations 5
downvote + noun
postcommentanswervideoreviewreply
- Please do not downvote an answer just because you dislike the writer.
adverb + downvote
heavilyunfairlyrepeatedlyinstantly
- Her post was heavily downvoted and soon disappeared from the top.
verb + downvote
receivegetgiveattractclick
- The article attracted hundreds of downvotes.
upvote and downvote
upvotelikereportflag
- Readers can upvote or downvote any comment.
downvote + reason
for being rudefor spreading rumoursfor being off-topicfor wrong information
- Several readers downvoted the reply for being off-topic.
“More examples 6
- Someone downvoted my answer without giving any reason.
किसी ने बिना कोई कारण बताए मेरे उत्तर को downvote कर दिया।
- Radhika's helpful post received more upvotes than downvotes.
राधिका की उपयोगी post को downvotes से अधिक upvotes मिले।
- Do not downvote a post merely because you disagree with it.
केवल असहमत होने के कारण किसी post को downvote मत कीजिए।
- The video got a flood of downvotes after the announcement.
घोषणा के बाद वीडियो को downvotes की बाढ़ आ गई।
- On some sites, you need a minimum score to downvote.
कुछ साइटों पर downvote करने के लिए न्यूनतम score चाहिए।
- The moderator removed the comment after it received too many downvotes.
बहुत अधिक downvotes मिलने पर moderator ने वह comment हटा दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Please downvote to this comment.
✓ Please downvote this comment.
Downvote is a transitive verb and takes its object directly.
'Downvote' सकर्मक क्रिया है और object सीधे लेती है।