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self-deprecation

self-deprecation noun: the disparagement of one's own self.

Noun

self-deprecation (uncountable)

  1. (Originally proscribed) The disparagement of one's own self.

Forms of self-deprecation

alternative formself-depreciation

Origin of self-deprecation

From self- + deprecation.

Questions about self-deprecation

What does self-deprecation mean?
Self-deprecation means the disparagement of one's own self.
What part of speech is self-deprecation?
Self-deprecation is a noun.

Words near self-deprecation in the dictionary

  1. self-deprecate
  2. self-deprecated
  3. self-deprecates
  4. self-deprecating
  5. self-deprecatingly
  6. self-deprecation
  7. self-deprecatory
  8. self-depreciate
  9. self-depreciated
  10. self-depreciates
  11. self-depreciating

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