Definition of self-deprecation in English:

self-deprecation

noun ˌsɛlfdɛprɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

Modesty about or criticism of oneself.
an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation
Example sentencesExamples
- His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well.
- The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation.
- I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily.
- Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.
- Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation.
- He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness.
- My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent.
- The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation.
- In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation.
- He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation.

Definition of self-deprecation in US English:

self-deprecation

nounˌselfˌdeprəˈkāSH(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

Modesty about or criticism of oneself.
an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation
Example sentencesExamples
- His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well.
- The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation.
- My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent.
- He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness.
- I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily.
- He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation.
- The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation.
- In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation.
- Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation.
- Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.

单词	self-deprecation
释义	Definition of self-deprecation in English: self-deprecation noun ˌsɛlfdɛprɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun Modesty about or criticism of oneself. an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation Example sentencesExamples His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well. The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation. I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily. Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing. Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation. He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness. My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent. The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation. In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation. He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation. Definition of self-deprecation in US English: self-deprecation nounˌselfˌdeprəˈkāSH(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n Modesty about or criticism of oneself. an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation Example sentencesExamples His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well. The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation. My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent. He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness. I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily. He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation. The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation. In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation. Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation. Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.
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