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self-denigrating

self-denigrating adjective: tending to disparage oneself.

Adjective

self-denigrating (comparative more self-denigrating, superlative most self-denigrating)

  1. Tending to disparage oneself.

Forms of self-denigrating

comparativemore self-denigrating
superlativemost self-denigrating

Origin of self-denigrating

From self- + denigrating.

Questions about self-denigrating

What does self-denigrating mean?
Self-denigrating means tending to disparage oneself.
What part of speech is self-denigrating?
Self-denigrating is an adjective.

Words near self-denigrating in the dictionary

  1. self-delusions
  2. self-denial
  3. self-denials
  4. self-denier
  5. self-deniers
  6. self-denigrating
  7. self-denigration
  8. self-denigrations
  9. self-denying
  10. self-denyingly
  11. self-deport

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