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self-dep·re·ca·tion
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self-deprecationnoun
The disparagement of one's own abilities
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Self-deprecation
Self-deprecation is the act of reprimanding oneself by belittling, undervaluing, disparaging oneself, or being excessively modest. It can be used as a way to make complaints, express modesty, invoke optimal reactions or add humour. It may also be used as a way for individuals to appear more likable and agreeable. Self-deprecation often reflects low self-esteem and is associated with depression and anxiety and has become increasingly popular on social media, especially among Gen Z.’Self-deprecation’ is more properly ‘self-depreciation’, since the former (from Latin precari prayer) means ‘to pray against oneself’ and the latter (from Latin precium value) means to devalue oneself.
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Self-deprecation
Self-deprecation is the act of belittling or undervaluing oneself. It can be used in humor and tension release.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of self-deprecation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of self-deprecation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- الاستنكار الذاتيArabic
- sebepodceňováníCzech
- selvironiDanish
- SelbstironieGerman
- memdecidoEsperanto
- autodesprecioSpanish
- itsensä vähättelyFinnish
- auto-dépréciationFrench
- आत्म निंदाHindi
- onálló rosszallásHungarian
- penghinaan diriIndonesian
- auto-disapprovazioneItalian
- פחת עצמיHebrew
- 自己非難Japanese
- ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿKannada
- 자해Korean
- se habent deprecationem,Latin
- zelfspotDutch
- self-avskrivningerNorwegian
- pomniejszanie swych zasługPolish
- autodepreciaçãoPortuguese
- auto-dezaprobareRomanian
- самоуниRussian
- SjälvavskrivningSwedish
- சுய மதிப்பிழப்புTamil
- స్వీయ వర్ణనTelugu
- ตนเองคัดค้านThai
- Kendi kendine kullanımdan kaldırmaTurkish
- самознищенняUkrainian
- خود فرسودگیUrdu
- tự tiVietnamese
- זיך-דיפּרישייישאַןYiddish
- 自我贬低Chinese
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