self-deflation
- a word derived from deflation.
Example Sentences
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But this glimmer of self-deflation is just that, a glimmer, faint and unsteady.
From Slate ● May 3, 2013
I often enjoy Scott's writing, and can only hope he means this stuff as droll self-deflation.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2010
Frankly at home in high-church ceremony, he nonetheless seems at times the amiable country parson, enjoying simple amusement in self-deflation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides, playful self-deflation suits Bill Murray, who only did Ghostbusters in return for a shot at the second screen version of Somerset Maugham's most gaseous novel.
From Time Magazine Archive
