DEPRECATING

Meaning of DEPRECATING in English

adjective

: depreciating or tending to depreciate ; especially : apologetic

he managed a deprecating smile at the compliment

• dep·re·cat·ing·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DEPRECATING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deprecate
Английский словарь Webster
DEPRECATING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Deprecate
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEPRECATING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of deprecate.
Webster English vocab
DEPRECATING — ➡ deprecate
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPRECATING — dep ‧ re ‧ cat ‧ ing /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ, ˈdeprɪkeɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE ( also dep‧re‧ca‧to‧ry /ˈdeprəkeɪt ə ri, ˈdeprɪkeɪt ə ri …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEPRECATING — A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPRECATING — A ~ attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEPRECATING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ His book includes a deprecating reference to Reagan's economic policy. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEPRECATING — deprecatory [adjective]The teacher gave the boys a deprecating stare and told them to be quiet.
Cambridge English vocab
DEPRECATING — Отрицательный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEPRECATING — Молящий об отвращении беды
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEPRECATING — Неодобрительный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-DEPRECATING — ˌself-ˈdeprecating BrE AmE adjective trying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant: self-deprecating humour —ˌself-depreˈcation noun [uncountable] • …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-DEPRECATING — If you describe someone’s behaviour as self-deprecating , you mean that they criticize themselves or represent themselves as foolish in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-DEPRECATING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES self-deprecating humour (= jokes, funny stories etc in which you criticize or make fun of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEPRECATE — ˈdeprə̇ˌkāt, -rēˌ-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNPRETENTIOUS — un ‧ pre ‧ ten ‧ tious /ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs◂/ BrE AmE adjective not trying to seem better, more important etc than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNASSUMING — un ‧ as ‧ sum ‧ ing /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ◂, -ˈsuː- $ -ˈsuː-/ BrE AmE adjective showing no desire to be noticed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-EFFACING — ˌself-efˈfacing BrE AmE adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements SYN modest : a quiet self-effacing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MODEST — mod ‧ est /ˈmɒdəst, ˈmɒdɪst $ ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: modestus ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUMBLE — I. hum ‧ ble 1 /ˈhʌmb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEPRECATORY — dep ‧ re ‧ cat ‧ ing /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ, ˈdeprɪkeɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE ( also dep‧re‧ca‧to‧ry /ˈdeprəkeɪt ə ri, ˈdeprɪkeɪt ə ri …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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