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SELF-DEPRECIATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-depreciation mean?
• SELF-DEPRECIATION (noun)
The noun SELF-DEPRECIATION has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of being of little worth
Familiarity information: SELF-DEPRECIATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of being of little worth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("self-depreciation" is a kind of...):
humbleness; humility (a humble feeling)
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