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.
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The mismatch between the campaign's light aesthetic and the book's heavy themes sparked criticism, with audiences accusing it of trivializing the subject matter.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The premise, intended to be an offbeat crime comedy with musical elements, has faced backlash for trivializing and sensationalizing transgender experiences.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Some have said the film, which follows a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes their death and undergoes a gender transition to become a woman named Emilia Pérez, who then starts a nonprofit to help identify bodies of people killed by drug cartels, trivializes the issue of drug cartel violence.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
These concepts normalize and trivialize allegations of serious misconduct.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The premise, intended to be an offbeat crime comedy with musical elements, has faced backlash for trivializing and sensationalizing transgender experiences.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Some have said the film, which follows a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes their death and undergoes a gender transition to become a woman named Emilia Pérez, who then starts a nonprofit to help identify bodies of people killed by drug cartels, trivializes the issue of drug cartel violence.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
These concepts normalize and trivialize allegations of serious misconduct.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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