- a variation of self-deprecation.
self-depreciation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-depreciation
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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"Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of bodies leads to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem that can impact health-related behaviour," Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2017
That’s a bit of hyperbole, which slips out of Rosenstock’s lips frequently, generally in the form of extreme self-depreciation.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2017
Beefy refused to comment on the incident, although Hemmings did a good line in self-depreciation: "After my gallant 95 the Sydney Test, I'm practically a skeleton now."
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2013
That comment, like so many things Griffith said as Sheriff Andy Taylor and Ben Matlock, was a sly joke, an aw-shucks feint of self-depreciation to disarm the sharpies who underestimated him.
From Time ● Jul. 3, 2012
If another said that his work was "exquisite" or "superb", or this, or that, he would not affect a self-depreciation which he did not feel.
From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Warren, Arthur
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