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    [Verb]  | "dep*re*cate" | \ ˈde-pri-ˌkāt \


    1: to express disapproval of

    2: make little of : play down

    3: belittle, disparage


    Origin: 1628 ;

     Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, from de- + precari to pray {mat|pray|};

    [Verb]  | "deprecated" 


    1: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;


      * e.g., " ... movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year "





    2: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;


      * e.g., " ... deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded "





    [Verb]  | "deprecate" 


    1: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;


      * e.g., " ... movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year "





    2: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;


      * e.g., " ... deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded "





     [ "deprecated" ]

    1: Outdated; use strongly discouraged.

      * e.g.,  ... Vi is deprecated! Move up to Vim! 

     [ "deprecated" ]

    1: The past verb or past participle of:

      * e.g.,  ... Don't deprecate perfectly good words. 


     [ "deprecated" ]

    2: deprecate. n. To express earnest disapproval of; to belittle.

     [ "deprecate" ]

    1: To fuck it off completely. Generally used by those understanding of the modern idiosyncrasies of the evolving nature of the English language. It has nothing to do with any of that 'expressing disapproval' crap...

      * e.g.,  ... "Im going to deprecate that B1 shit" 

     [ "self deprecating" ]

    1: Insulting; devaluing; or belittling oneself, often in a sarcastic or humorous way.

      * e.g.,  ... Young girls are so self deprecating. They never talk about anything but their flaws. Tate: I have to cancel our plans this weekend! 

     [ "self-deprecation" ]

    1: belittling one's self: the act of belittling yourself or your achievements

      * e.g.,  ... She has low self-esteem and is prone to self-deprecation. 

     [ "Self-Deprecation" ]

    1: Making fun of oneself for entertainment. It's usually done by people who are depressed, but you shouldn't just assume.

      * e.g.,  ... Self-Deprecation is such a common form of humor, even Urban Dictionary itself does it. 

     [ "heehee deprecator" ]

    1: someone who doesn’t like Michael Jackson’s heehee

      * e.g.,  ... jenna is such a heehee deprecator 

     [ "self-deprecation" ]

    1: Modesty abducted and bound to a pedestal.

      * e.g.,  ... I am the king of self-deprecation. 

     [ "self-deprecating humor" ]

    1: Humor where you put yourself down.

      * e.g.,  ... ex. 1 


     [ "self-deprecating humor" ]

    2: Sometimes funny, but sometimes overused fishing for compliments or a signal of low self-esteem.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, I just walked into the wall outside *smiles, while friend laughs* man I'm clumsy. 

     [ "Self-Deprecating Defacating" ]

    1: Lashing out at or making fun of your own Shit

      * e.g.,  ... Bruce: I took a shit last night that was so bad, the power grid went down for 30 minutes 

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