self-deprecating
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- self-deprecatingly adverb
- self-deprecation noun
Example Sentences
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She said Gripp’s charm and self-deprecating demeanor also helped fuel his success.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Anthony Gottlieb sums him up in an engrossing biography, “Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes,” writing that “his charismatic gift was to be halting, self-deprecating and imperious all at the same time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
The humor is self-deprecating, the setting international, the weather wintry, the company good.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
But in typically self-deprecating fashion, Winkleman suggested her haircut had more to do with her success than her on-screen ability.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
"Likable. He has a sort of self-deprecating humor naturally," says Haymitch.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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