disparagement
noun
the act of disparaging.
self-disparagement
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a word derived from
disparagement.
Example Sentences
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Yet, surely, his depressions, nightmares and frequent self-disparagement must have been partly caused by an awareness that he never really mattered in the eyes of the academy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2017
The painter Alfred Leslie, at another dinner with the Arbuses, found himself squirming at Diane’s nonstop, searing self-disparagement.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2016
It was not solely due to dependence upon Toby, but was a part of her long-suffered self-disparagement and a fear, almost fatalistic, that she could never keep a man's interest.
From Coquette by Frank Swinnerton
It was inevitable that while contrasting my home with theirs, I should occasionally fall into moods of self-disparagement, almost of despair.
From A Daughter of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland
"Our youthful conceit is more justifiable than such self-disparagement," he answered.
From The Native Born or, the Rajah's People by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie
