self-denigration
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.den.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.den.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/theactoftreatingyourself oryourabilitiesandachievementsasunimportant:
Inlaterlifehisinnatemodestyunfortunatelytook thepathof self-denigration.
There isundoubtedlyfarmore togirls'persistentself-denigration thanmediaimagery.
- There is always achancethatteenagerswillsuccumbtofeelingsof self-denigrationbroughtabout by themistakenbeliefthattheirbodyshapedoes notfitwhat iscurrentlyacceptable.
- Despiteourhabitualself-denigration, thetruthis that we take theworldofworkveryseriously.
- She has aningrainedmodestythat cantripeasilyinto self-denigration.
Treating as unimportant
- blow
- blowsomething/someoneoff
- brushsomeone/somethingaside
- chopped liver
- damn
- denigrate
- denigration
- front
- laugh
- laughsomethingoff
- leavesomethingat the dooridiom
- look down onsomeone
- minoritize
- never
- shrugsomethingoff
- skate over/aroundsomething
- sniff atsomething
- sweepsomethingaside
- talksomethingdown
- wave