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self-depreciatingor self-de·pre·ci·a·tive [ self-di-pree-shee-ey-ting, self- ] / ˈsɛlf dɪˈpri ʃiˌeɪ tɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /
OTHER WORDS FROM self-depreciatingself-de·pre·ci·a·tion, nounWords nearby self-depreciatingself-defense, self-deliverance, self-delusion, self-denial, self-deprecating, self-depreciating, self-destruct, self-destruction, self-destructive, self-determination, self-determinism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-depreciatingCenturies later, the term "self-depreciating" was coined to describe speech that belittles or humbles oneself. Busted by The Language Cops|David Frum|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST But "self-depreciating" is a mouthful: six syllables, counting the dipthong as two. Busted by The Language Cops|David Frum|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST He is not intended as a type of the meek, self-depreciating person who lets slander pass without a protest. Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job|Robert Watson Soldiers—let a woman hesitate to speak of their dress and arms in any tone but that of self-depreciating humility. The Tapestry Book|Helen Churchill Candee
Had you been self-depreciating and oversensitive, what I said would have turned you from that field of effort. A Woman of the World|Ella Wheeler Wilcox But the fact is that both of these self-depreciating New Englanders were stimulating and valuable teachers. Modern American Prose Selections|Various But Judy was too much engaged with her own numerous gifts to contradict this self-depreciating statement. Molly Brown's Junior Days|Nell Speed
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