Downvoted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Shown disapproval or negative feedback usually on digital platforms by pressing a button indicating disagreement or rejection ; moved or directed to a lower position or rank ; recorded as having received fewer positive votes or lower ratings on a content or comment
2. Expressed dissatisfaction or dissent commonly through an electronic mechanism indicating unfavorable opinion ; caused to decline in status, location, or valuation ; marked as having lost popularity or support through reduced positive endorsements
3. Registered a negative response often on social media or forums as a sign of objection or criticism ; shifted downward in placement, position, or hierarchy ; identified as having less approval reflected by diminished upvotes or increased negative reactions

Etymology: "Downvoted" is the past tense and past participle of "downvote," a verb built from "down" and "vote." The "down" element is the ordinary English preposition and adverb, meaning toward a lower place, while "vote" comes from Latin "votum," a vow or wish, which entered English through Old French. Put together, the compound describes registering a vote against something, the reverse of voting for it. The idea behind it is the opposite of an older gesture. Thumbs-up and thumbs-down signals have long stood for approval and rejection, and online platforms turned that binary into a formal control. Reddit's voting system, which let users cast a vote against a post or comment, is the setting where the verb became familiar, and "downvote" has since spread to other sites and to everyday speech about approval and disapproval.

Synonyms: disliked, rejected, disapproved, criticized

Antonyms: upvoted, liked, approved, praised