self-negating
- a word derived from negate.
Example Sentences
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You’re just stating counterpoints to her self-negating views.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023
Preston’s character, smarter, wealthier and a good deal more sensitive, is introverted to the point of being self-negating.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2022
For a while I wondered if my father, who is not Jewish, saw himself more as the visionary Mayflower descendant Prior Walter or the self-negating Mormon Joe Pitt, but that was the wrong question.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021
In the pre-pandemic rhythms of my day-to-day, this self-negating behavior was normal.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2021
What about the contradiction inherent in the self-negating critique of literature departments?
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2018
