Meaning of self-denigration | Babel Free

Definitions

Belittlement or criticism of oneself; self-criticism.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level