trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Taken together, the memes about the rally shooting represent a collective yawp of confusion over how to process such an extreme incident through such fundamentally trivializing channels.
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
These women tended to normalize the abuse, trivializing their suffering by seeing it as simply their fate.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
There is a fine line between relatability and trivializing mental health concerns, cautions Dr. Caswell.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 9 July 2024
Just be careful not to trivialize the issues at hand.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
These women tended to normalize the abuse, trivializing their suffering by seeing it as simply their fate.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
There is a fine line between relatability and trivializing mental health concerns, cautions Dr. Caswell.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 9 July 2024
Just be careful not to trivialize the issues at hand.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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