self-deprecationn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdɛprᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, deprecation n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + deprecation n., perhaps as an alteration of self-depreciation n. Compare earlier self-deprecating adj.

Disparagement of oneself or one's actions, abilities, etc., often humorously or out of false modesty. Cf. self-depreciation n.Now more common than self-depreciation: see note at that entry.

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1846 Atlas 17 Jan. 1/3 Their frequent apologetic acknowledgment and self-deprecation of their own former intemperances and excesses.

1890 R. Porter Resting in his Love ii. 49 The false humility that needs to be repressed in its expression of self-deprecation.

1924 W. Holtby Crowded Street xxxv. 260 Don't you think that this self-deprecation of yours was a little like cowardice?

1977 A. Giddens Stud. in Social & Polit. Theory ix. 307 Self-aggression, which extends from relatively minor forms such as verbal self-deprecation to actual self-destruction.

2016 Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Weekend section) 2 In among all this beguiling self-deprecation, however, you see the occasional flash of competitive steel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-deprecation
释义	self-deprecationn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdɛprᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, deprecation n. Etymology: < self- prefix + deprecation n., perhaps as an alteration of self-depreciation n. Compare earlier self-deprecating adj. Disparagement of oneself or one's actions, abilities, etc., often humorously or out of false modesty. Cf. self-depreciation n.Now more common than self-depreciation: see note at that entry. ΚΠ 1846 Atlas 17 Jan. 1/3 Their frequent apologetic acknowledgment and self-deprecation of their own former intemperances and excesses. 1890 R. Porter Resting in his Love ii. 49 The false humility that needs to be repressed in its expression of self-deprecation. 1924 W. Holtby Crowded Street xxxv. 260 Don't you think that this self-deprecation of yours was a little like cowardice? 1977 A. Giddens Stud. in Social & Polit. Theory ix. 307 Self-aggression, which extends from relatively minor forms such as verbal self-deprecation to actual self-destruction. 2016 Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Weekend section) 2 In among all this beguiling self-deprecation, however, you see the occasional flash of competitive steel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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