self-depreciation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of self-deprecation.

Word forms

self-depreciation

Etymology

From self- + depreciation. Commonly used until the 1980s, and is now a minor (although still acceptable) variation of self-deprecation.

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