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self-deprecating

adjective
🔊/ˌself ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˌself ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. done in a way that makes your own achievements or abilities seem unimportant自我贬低的；自谦的
    • He gave a self-deprecating shrug.他自谦地耸耸肩。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-deprecating is used with these nouns:
    • humour
    • shrug
    • wit
    • …
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