self-deprecating

[self-dep-ri-key-ting, self-]

self-dep·re·cat·ing

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

self-dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
self-dep·re·ca·tion, noun
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Self-deprecating has a plethora of syllables.
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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self-deprecating or self-depreciating
 
adj
having a tendency to disparage oneself
 
self-depreciating or self-depreciating
 
adj

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