self-denigration

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ denigration.

Noun

self-denigration (countable and uncountable, plural self-denigrations)

1. Belittlement or criticism of oneself; self-criticism.
   • 2022 November, Ling Zhou, “Self-denigration in Mandarin Chinese: An alternative account from sincerity”, in Language & Communication, volume 87, →DOI, page 1:

     The phenomenon of self-denigration is a typical example of politeness in Chinese culture. Despite the fact that this phenomenon has attracted much attention from scholars in previous studies, the issue of how to clarify self-denigration in relation to sincerity still remains very much an open question.

Related terms

• self-denigrating

References

• “self-denigration”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.