Words similar to self-deprecation

Example sentences for: self-deprecation

How can you use “self-deprecation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

No other profession has so rich a tradition of self-deprecation.
There are some ninety occurrences of name-calling, insults, taunts, threats, self-deprecation, harsh commands, scolding, sarcastic remarks, and other verbal aggression in that film.
I was induced to read his piece, however, not so much by the trusty rhetorical device of self-deprecation as by that fusty word dullard .