self-denigration en · NOUN
Etymology
From self- + denigration.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Belittlement or criticism of oneself; self-criticism.
The phenomenon of self-denigration is a typical example of politeness in Chinese culture. Despite the fact that this phenomenon has attracted much attention from scholars in previous studies, the issue of how to clarify self-denigration in relation to sincerity still remains very much an open question.
2022 November 14, Ling Zhou, “Self-denigration in Mandarin Chinese: An alternative account from sincerity”, in Language & Communication, volume 87, →DOI, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-denigrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |