self-deprecatory

adjective

Expressing disapproval of oneself.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-deprecatory (comparative more self-deprecatory, superlative most self-deprecatory)

comparative more self-deprecatory · superlative most self-deprecatory

  1. Expressing disapproval of oneself.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
self-deprecating

Origin

From self- + deprecatory.

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APA

self-deprecatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecatory

MLA

“self-deprecatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-deprecatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecatory.

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