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单词 downvote
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downvoten.

Brit. /ˈdaʊnvəʊt/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: downvote v.
Etymology: < downvote v. Compare upvote n.
In the context of social media: an instance of using a particular icon to register disapproval of or disagreement with a post or poster.
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2000 ‘Tanya’ in A. Holmes Hell hath no Fury (2002) 25 Let the downvotes begin.
2012 Wired (Electronic ed.) Apr. The [Reddit] site constructs itself on the fly by tabulating billions of ‘upvotes’ and ‘downvotes’.
2016 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 24 Oct. Now bring on the downvotes... I know how the truth hurts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

downvotev.

Brit. /ˈdaʊnvəʊt/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, vote v.
Etymology: < down- prefix + vote v. Compare earlier to vote down at vote v. Phrasal verbs. With sense 2 compare also slightly earlier upvote v.
1. transitive. To vote against; to defeat by a vote. Cf. to vote down at vote v. Phrasal verbs.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote against
to vote down1641
blackball1765
pill1853
downvote1876
pip1880
the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote against > defeat by a majority of votes
overvote1641
outvote1647
waive1659
downvote1876
1876 A. E. Dickinson Paying Investm. v. 32 The..science, the reason, the judgment, of the land were out-voted, and down-voted.
1939 Irish Times 24 May 8/1 Does the Minister seriously expect anybody..to believe that there is any ring of sincerity for the reasons put up in down-voting Dan Morrissey?
1964 Cyprus Today 22 Feb. (Suppl.) 21/1 The Greek Government instructed their delegate at the Security Council to downvote any resolution that may be put before the Council without their consent.
2012 McGill Tribune (Nexis) 13 Feb. 1 You may pass this referendum question and put it to a vote of students, and effectively downvote democracy through democracy.
2. transitive. In the context of social media: to use a particular icon to register disapproval of or disagreement with a post or poster.
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2009 What are we making? in debately-devs (Usenet newsgroup) 10 Sept. Only top level comments get up/down voted and commented on.
2011 PC Mag. (Nexis) 13 Sept. Users can upvote or downvote live performances.
2013 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 July 38/2 A post from a user is either ‘upvoted’..or ‘downvoted’.
2015 Wired Apr. 50/1 I wish movies had Reddit's karma-button functionality, because I'd downvote the hell out of the new social media scarefest Unfriended.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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