Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-depreciation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: self--de-pre-ci-a-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of self-deprecation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Recent years have seen renewed interest in pragmatic research within the realm of social media platforms. This article collected self-depreciation discourse as the linguistic data on the platform of “Xiaohongshu” to investigate the themes, strategies and causes by the use of the thematic and discourse analysis method. The findings of this study reveal that the themes of self-depreciation discourse prominently focus on competence and achievement. The pragmatic strategies can be divided into three types, namely, explicit, modified, and implicit self-denigration. The phenomenon of self-depreciation is influenced by traditional perception, social environment, and the context of the internet. This paper aims to make a valuable contribution to the research in the field of internet pragmatics."

Etymology

From self- + depreciation. Commonly used until the 1980s, and is now a minor (although still acceptable) variation of self-deprecation.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does self-depreciation mean?: Alternative spelling of self-deprecation.
Where does self-depreciation come from?: From self- + depreciation. Commonly used until the 1980s, and is now a minor (although still acceptable) variation of self-deprecation.

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