Definition of Self-deprecating

1. Adjective. Conscious of your own shortcomings.

Similar to: Apologetic, Excusatory

Definition of Self-deprecating

1. Adjective. expressing disapproval or being critical of oneself. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-deprecating

self-deal
self-dealing
self-deceit
self-deception
self-deceptions
self-defeating
self-defence
self-defense
self-delusion
self-denial
self-denials
self-denying
self-deport
self-deportation
self-deportations
self-deprecating (current term)
self-deprecation
self-depreciation
self-deprivation
self-deprivations
self-destroy
self-destruct
self-destructed
self-destructing
self-destruction
self-destructions
self-destructive
self-destructiveness
self-destructs
self-determination

Literary usage of Self-deprecating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"self-deprecating humour lady columnists in Sunday newspapers use to protect themselves —Times Literary Supp., 2 Oct. 1969 . . . a short, unpretentious and ..."

2. Poker Without Cards: A Consciousness Thriller by Ben Mack (2005)
"I suggest to the reader that if they want to be more powerful, they should stop being self-deprecating, that being self-deprecating undermines your charisma ..."

3. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, Sir W Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1895)
"The nervous prophet, the self-deprecating herald, the apostle who allows himself to be overborne by the clamour of the world, stultifies his own mission and ..."

4. Henry Adams and His World by David R. Contosta, Robert Muccigrosso (1993)
"6 This self-deprecating ambivalence is just one of the themes in Adams's multifaceted life that were considered at the Brooklyn College symposium. ..."

5. Henry Adams and His World: Transactions, APS by David R. Contosta (2008)
"6 This self-deprecating ambivalence is just one of the themes in Adams's multifaceted life that were considered at the Brooklyn College symposium. ..."

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