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self-denigration

self-denigration noun: belittlement or criticism of oneself; self-criticism.

Noun

self-denigration (countable and uncountable, plural self-denigrations)

  1. Belittlement or criticism of oneself; self-criticism.
    • The phenomenon of self-denigration is a typical example of politeness in Chinese culture. Despite the fact that this phenomenon has attracted much attention from scholars in previous studies, the issue of how to clarify self-denigration in relation to sincerity still remains very much an open...2022 November, Ling Zhou, “Self-denigration in Mandarin Chinese: An alternative account from sincerity”, in Language & Communication, volume 87, →DOI, page 1

Forms of self-denigration

pluralself-denigrations

Origin of self-denigration

From self- + denigration.

Questions about self-denigration

What does self-denigration mean?
Self-denigration means belittlement or criticism of oneself; self-criticism.
What part of speech is self-denigration?
Self-denigration is a noun.
What is the plural of self-denigration?
The plural of self-denigration is self-denigrations.

Words near self-denigration in the dictionary

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

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