verb
- past tense and past participle of trivialise; made something seem less important, serious, or significant than it actually is
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘trivialized’
Examples
- The media trivialised the environmental crisis by focusing only on celebrity opinions.
- Her concerns about workplace safety were trivialised by management.
- The documentary argued that mental health issues have been trivialised in popular culture.
- Critics felt the film trivialised the historical tragedy.
- The politician’s serious policy proposals were trivialised by his opponents.
- She felt her achievements had been trivialised by the dismissive comments.