self-den·i·grat·ing
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Definition of self-denigrating
: tending or serving to belittle or disparage oneself
a self-denigrating joke As Nicholas, post-divorce, confronts a compositional writer's block, Hazel morphs into a sad, self-denigrating divorcee.— Karen Campbell
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“Self-denigrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-denigrating. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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