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deprecating

adjective

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Expressing disapproval or making something seem less valuable.

A deprecating remark about the draft discouraged its author.

Dictionary practice example.

Dana also noticed a deprecating remark in a review of her own work: the critic called her careful research 'fussy little collecting' without addressing what the evidence showed.

From Words That Carry an Attitude.

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