self-deprecation
noun/ˌself deprəˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌself deprəˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the fact of deliberately making your own achievements or abilities seem unimportant
- With humour and self-deprecation, he poked fun at himself.
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