0 past simple and past participle of underplay
1 to make something such as a dangerous situation seem less important or dangerous than it really is:
This is that the potential savings made are likely to be hugely exaggerated and that the costs will be underplayed.
The 'political economy' of the associations and the social context and impact of their activities are underplayed.
However, his film work suggests that his actual performance tended more towards the subtle and underplayed.
The divergent interests of water conservationists and users are underplayed and may necessitate revisiting as populations grow and demand for water intensifies.
In the opinion of my two touring managers, the promoters have in this exercise underplayed the amount of miscommunication that goes on.
It underplayed the expression of personal meaning in favor of learning structural patterns of the language.
All too often, however, the emphasis on patient autonomy has underplayed the autonomy of others.
In particular, the contribution of housing policies to the problem are underplayed.
