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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelbstironie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Selbstironie
"Seine Selbstironie machte ihn sympathisch."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of belittling or undervaluing oneself, often in a humorous way.
"His self-deprecation made everyone laugh, as he joked about his cooking skills." - 2
A form of humility where one downplays their own achievements or qualities.
"Her self-deprecation was charming, as she often downplayed her significant contributions to the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'self-deprecation' originates from the combination of 'self', derived from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'oneself', and 'deprecation', which comes from Latin 'deprecari', meaning 'to pray against'. The term evolved in the English language during the late 19th century, reflecting a cultural tendency to express modesty or humility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-Deprecation" is said worldwide
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Auto-dérision
Transliteration: Oto-derizyon
"Il a utilisé l'auto-dérision pour détendre l'atmosphère."
Selbstironie
Transliteration: Selbstironie
"Seine Selbstironie machte ihn sympathisch."
Autoironia
Transliteration: Autoironia
"La sua autoironia ha reso la conversazione più leggera."
Auto-desprecio
Transliteration: Auto-desprecio
"Su auto-desprecio hizo que todos se rieran."
Auto-depreciação
Transliteration: Auto-depreciação
"A auto-depreciação dele era evidente em suas piadas."
स्वयं-अपमान
Transliteration: Swayam-apmaan
"उसका स्वयं-अपमान सभी को हंसाता है।"
自我贬低
Transliteration: Zìwǒ biǎndī
"他的自我贬低让大家都笑了。"
자기 비하
Transliteration: Jagi biha
"그의 자기 비하는 모두를 웃게 만들었다."
自己卑下
Transliteration: Jiko hige
"彼の自己卑下は皆を笑わせた。"
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