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self-denigrating
adjective
uk /ˌselfˈden.ɪ.ɡreɪ.tɪŋ̬/ us /ˌselfˈden.ə.ɡreɪ.t̬ɪŋ̬/
treating yourself or your abilities and achievements as unimportant: 自我贬低的
His novels are suffused with self-denigrating wit.他的小说充满了自嘲式的幽默。
Self-denigrating quips had always been a speciality of hers.
Synonym
self-deprecating
Over a course of 12 to 20 one-hour sessions, cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT focuses on the patient's self-denigrating, fearful, and negative thoughts.
We live in a self-denigrating society, because our culture generally gives people poor self-esteem.
The recent introduction into her act of self-denigrating comments is redundant and jarring.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Treating as unimportant
blow something/someone off
brush
brush someone/something aside
chopped liver
damn
denigrate
denigration
laugh
laugh something off
leave something at the dooridiom
look down on someone
minoritize
mock
never
shrug away
shrug something off
skate
skate over/around something
sniff at something
sweep something aside
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