self-deprecating

comparative more self-deprecating · superlative most self-deprecating

1. Expressing disapproval of oneself.

   Mention sex, and the English humour reflex kicks in. And we all know that self-deprecating jokes are the most effective, the most widely appreciated form of humour.

   2004, Kate Fox, “Rules of Sex”, in Watching the English, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 325

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   One of the most defining outcomes of the study was the acknowledgement that the use of self-deprecating humour doesn’t necessarily have negative connotations, as previously thought.

   2018 February 18, “Self-deprecating humour linked to greater psychological wellbeing, study finds”, in The Independent

   Synonyms: self-deprecatory

2. Unassuming, modest.

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of self-deprecate