Definition of self-deprecation in English:
self-deprecation
noun ˌsɛlfdɛprɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounModesty about or criticism of oneself.
an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation
Example sentencesExamples
- His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well.
- The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation.
- I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily.
- Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.
- Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation.
- He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness.
- My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent.
- The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation.
- In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation.
- He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation.
Definition of self-deprecation in US English:
self-deprecation
nounˌselfˌdeprəˈkāSH(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
Modesty about or criticism of oneself.
an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation
Example sentencesExamples
- His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well.
- The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation.
- My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent.
- He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness.
- I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily.
- He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation.
- The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation.
- In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation.
- Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation.
- Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.