self-depreciation
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.dɪˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.dɪˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/behaviourin which someonetriesto make themselves,theirabilities, ortheirachievementsseemlessimportant:
She has apropensityformisadventureand agiftfor self-depreciation.
He iswarmandengaging, hisconversationfullof self-depreciation andeasylaughter.
Synonym
self-deprecation
- Withcharacteristicself-depreciation, he says he was given theawardfor "beingcheerful".
- Hisrelentlessself-depreciationrendersthebookprettymuch critic-proof.
- There was more self-depreciation,plusarefreshinghintofself-awareness, to come.
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- humility
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- mousy
- reticent
- retiring
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- wallflower
- withdrawn