Meanings
adjectiveself-depreciating (comparative more self-depreciating, superlative most self-depreciating)
comparative more self-depreciating · superlative most self-depreciating
- Expressing disapproval of oneself.
A self-depreciating career isn't a good one.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of self-depreciate
Origin
From self- + depreciating. Commonly used until the 1980s, when self-deprecating surpassed it, and is a minor variant today.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish autodespreciativo
- autodespreciativoTranslations
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self-depreciating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-depreciating
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-depreciating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-depreciating.
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