verb
- to make something seem less important, serious, or significant than it really is
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘trivialize’
Examples
- The media tends to trivialise important social issues.
- Don’t trivialise her concerns about workplace safety.
- His jokes seemed to trivialise the seriousness of the situation.
- The report was criticized for trivialising the impact of climate change.
- She felt that his response trivialised her achievements.
- Politicians often trivialise complex problems with simple solutions.