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- noun The
disparagement of one's own abilities
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Examples
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But you might still enjoy the answers, which are to be found in How I Won the Yellow Jumper, a hugely entertaining new memoir of life on the Tour by Ned Boulting, Imlach's colleague in the ITV4 team and, as it turns out, a master of comic self-deprecation.
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In testimony ranging from braggadocio to self-deprecation, Mr. Blagojevich talked about his "man crush" on Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury; his devotion to combing his fluffy mane of hair; and his aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player.
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Kristol was celebrated for his wit, his genial self-deprecation and his ability to dismantle an opposing argument without dismantling his opponents.
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Only she would have a big enough ego to say something like that without a hint of irony or self-deprecation.
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What makes Jake so adorable and his style monologues so compelling is the combination of his talented mind's eye with his humility and self-deprecation.
StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Former High School Jock Lives For Fashion
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He enjoyed tweaking expectations of humility or self-deprecation.
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The earlier masque of flirtation and faux self-deprecation melted away, leaving him cold.
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When you are in it for the long haul, self-deprecation and a dose of humility become as sexy as George Clooney.
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He enjoyed tweaking expectations of humility or self-deprecation.
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What makes Jake so adorable and his style monologues so compelling is the combination of his talented mind's eye with his humility and self-deprecation.
StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Former High School Jock Lives For Fashion
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