self-deprecating
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- IPA /ˌsɛlfˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
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self-deprecating adjective
- Expressing disapproval or being critical of oneself, especially modestly or humorously so.
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self-deprecatoryapologeticdeprecatingself-professeddyslogisticself-describedself-confessedcondescendingslightingbackhandedself-addressedsardonicpatronizingrecriminatoryridiculingconfessionalhypermodest
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