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self-deprecating - 2 dictionary results

self-dep⋅re⋅cat⋅ing

  [self-dep-ri-key-ting, self-]
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–adjective
belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
Also, self-dep⋅re⋅ca⋅to⋅ry [self-dep-ri-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self-] .

Related forms:
self-dep⋅re⋅cat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
self-dep⋅re⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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self-dep·re·cat·ing   (sělf'děp'rĭ-kā'tĭng)
adj.  Tending to undervalue oneself and one's abilities.
self'-dep're·cat'ing·ly adv.
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