done in a way that makes your own achievements or abilities seem unimportant He gave a self-deprecating shrug.
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NAmE//ˌsɛlf dɛprəˈkeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See self-deprecating in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: self-deprecating