Self-deprecation

Synonyms for "self-deprecation"

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Related terms

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Translations

15 translations across 11 languages.

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Dutch

1 entries
  • zelfspot noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Finnish

1 entries
  • itseironia noun (disparaging view of oneself)

French

1 entries
  • autodérision noun (disparaging view of oneself)

German

4 entries
  • Selbstherabsetzung noun (disparaging view of oneself)
  • Selbstironie noun (disparaging view of oneself)
  • Selbstkritik noun (disparaging view of oneself)
  • Selbstzerfleischung noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Italian

1 entries
  • autoironia noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • самоомаловажување noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Polish

1 entries
  • autoironia noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • autoderisão noun (disparaging view of oneself)
  • autoironia noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Romanian

1 entries
  • autoironie noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Spanish

1 entries
  • autoironía noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Swedish

1 entries
  • självironi noun (disparaging view of oneself)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She has a nice line in self-deprecation.

Source: tatoeba (317639)

“I think when I am feeling happy, I send a 'laughing face with tears of joy' emoji to emphasize that. But when I am feeling nervous, I send the same emoji to express self-deprecation,” he explained.

Source: tatoeba (8665631)

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