单词 | self-mockery |
释义 | self-mockeryn. Behaviour, speech, or action expressing ridicule or derision of oneself. ΚΠ 1657 E. Calamy Godly Mans Ark Ep. Ded. sig. A5 Only remember that self-flattery, is self-mockery; that soul-delusion, is soul-damnation. 1821 New Monthly Mag. 3 60/1 He seemed like a poor maniac, who fancied himself a king,..and had dressed himself in regal attire in self-mockery. 1888 Eclectic Mag. Apr. 494/2 Man's true self-mockery, which is coming more and more to be the distinctive note of modern humor. 1954 A. Koestler Invisible Writing iii. 40 Amiable Hans was a bald, moon-faced little man with a wealth of humour and self-mockery. 1958 D. Lessing Ripple from Storm iv. i. 264 Martha watched in herself the growth of an extraordinarily unpleasant and upsetting emotion, a self-mockery, a self-parody. 2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Nov. c2 Self-awareness, to the point of self-mockery, is supposed to be a hallmark of the current age. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1657 |
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