self-deprecating

English

Etymology

self- +‎ deprecating

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛlfˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtɪŋ/

Adjective

self-deprecating (comparative more self-deprecating, superlative most self-deprecating)

1. expressing disapproval or being critical of oneself, especially modestly or humorously so.

Translations

critical of oneself

• French: autodérisoire (fr)
• German: (humorously) selbstironisch (de); (otherwise also) selbstkritisch (de); selbsterniedrigend
• Italian: autoironico m
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• Maori: tāharahara
• Spanish: autoirónico m
• Swedish: självironisk