Meanings
nounself-deprecation (uncountable)
alternative self-depreciation
- uncountableOriginally proscribedThe disparagement of one's own self.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishdeprecation
- Englishself-deprecation
From self- + deprecation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch zelfspot
- zelfspotdisparaging view of oneself
Finnish itseironia
- itseironiadisparaging view of oneself
French autodérision
- autodérisiondisparaging view of oneself
German Selbstironie, Selbstkritik
- Selbstironiedisparaging view of oneself
- Selbstkritikdisparaging view of oneself
- Selbstherabsetzungdisparaging view of oneself
- Selbstzerfleischungdisparaging view of oneself
Italian autoironia
- autoironiadisparaging view of oneself
Polish autoironia
- autoironiadisparaging view of oneself
Portuguese autoironia, autoderisão
- autoironiadisparaging view of oneself
- autoderisãodisparaging view of oneself
Romanian autoironie
- autoironiedisparaging view of oneself
Spanish autoironía, autodesprecio
- autoironíadisparaging view of oneself
- autodespreciodisparaging view of oneself
Swedish självironi
- självironidisparaging view of oneself
Cite this entry
APA
self-deprecation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecation
MLA
“self-deprecation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-deprecation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecation.
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