self-deprecating

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishself-deprecatingˌself-ˈdeprecating adjective MODESTtrying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant self-deprecating humour —self-deprecation noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusself-deprecating• Always self-deprecating and modest, he fought bravely a long struggle against cancer, remaining cheerful and full of amusing unrepeatable anecdotes.• But he often greets strangers with self-deprecating humor and a boyish enthusiasm that is not without charm.• His eyes danced, his self-deprecating humor worked and his arms and fingers lunged in all directions for effect.• self-deprecating humor• He made perfect, self-deprecating jokes and gracious presentations.• This time Laimonis's self-deprecating laugh does not cover the pain, and something else, hostility perhaps.• The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner.• Jones also has a very self-deprecating sense of humour.

单词	self-deprecating
释义	self-deprecating From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishself-deprecatingˌself-ˈdeprecating adjective MODESTtrying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant self-deprecating humour —self-deprecation noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusself-deprecating• Always self-deprecating and modest, he fought bravely a long struggle against cancer, remaining cheerful and full of amusing unrepeatable anecdotes.• But he often greets strangers with self-deprecating humor and a boyish enthusiasm that is not without charm.• His eyes danced, his self-deprecating humor worked and his arms and fingers lunged in all directions for effect.• self-deprecating humor• He made perfect, self-deprecating jokes and gracious presentations.• This time Laimonis's self-deprecating laugh does not cover the pain, and something else, hostility perhaps.• The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner.• Jones also has a very self-deprecating sense of humour.
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