self-deprecation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English deprecation English self-deprecation From self- + deprecation.
Meanings
- (qualifier:Originally proscribed, uncountable) The disparagement of one's own self.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-depreciation | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
self-deprecating · self-mockery
Translations (16)
mk самоомаловажување (disparaging view of oneself) · it autoironia (disparaging view of oneself) · sv självironi (disparaging view of oneself) · es autoironía (disparaging view of oneself) · de Selbstironie (disparaging view of oneself) · fr autodérision (disparaging view of oneself) · ro autoironie (disparaging view of oneself) · pt autoderisão (disparaging view of oneself) · pl autoironia (disparaging view of oneself) · nl zelfspot (disparaging view of oneself) · pt autoironia (disparaging view of oneself) · es autodesprecio (disparaging view of oneself) · de Selbstzerfleischung (disparaging view of oneself) · de Selbstkritik (disparaging view of oneself) · de Selbstherabsetzung (disparaging view of oneself) · fi itseironia (disparaging view of oneself)