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Meanings of deprecating in English

Tending to diminish or disparage.

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      Usage of deprecating in English
      1
      It's a bit of a problem, she laughed in a self-deprecating fashion.
      Beauty and the feast
      2
      He's self-deprecating and quick-witted enough to keep the action breezing right along.
      Reuters
      3
      For all the shared self-deprecating glee, nobody really knows what to expect.
      The Guardian
      4
      It was self-deprecating, sometimes angry, often witty - and a great success.
      The Guardian
      5
      At this point you might expect a self-deprecating tale of my pratfall.
      Independent.ie
      6
      Looking for a self-deprecating tweet that proves you're also in the know?
      Wired
      7
      With typical self-deprecating cheek, Viz repeatedly put those words on the cover.
      The Irish Times
      8
      The image's quirkiness is in keeping with Belgium's self-deprecating, ironic, national style.
      The Irish Times
      9
      That was what her smile said in its soft and deprecating bitterness.
      Superseded
      10
      Self-deprecating, loud and funny, Poppy often uses comedy to hide her pain.
      News.com.au
      11
      Lenore, in the midst of her sobs, here made a deprecating gesture.
      Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
      12
      On earlier occasions he had followed Calvin in deprecating such sanguinary measures.
      A Short History of Scotland
      13
      He rose and started for the inner door with a deprecating smile.
      The Phantom Herd
      14
      He gave her a self-deprecating grin that made Kelly's heart flip over.
      Michael's discovery
      15
      He can be charmingly self-deprecating one moment, and repellently vain the next.
      The Guardian
      16
      He had a gentle deprecating eye, and the heart of a poet.
      Marcella
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