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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[Latin]] ''deprecatus'', past participle of ''deprecari'' to avert by [[prayer]], from ''de''- + ''precari'' to pray | | [[Latin]] ''deprecatus'', past participle of ''deprecari'' to avert by [[prayer]], from ''de''- + ''precari'' to pray |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a archaic : to [[pray]] against (as an [[evil]]) | | *1a archaic : to [[pray]] against (as an [[evil]]) |
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| :b : belittle, disparage <the most [[reluctantly]] admired and least easily deprecated of … novelists — New Yorker> | | :b : belittle, disparage <the most [[reluctantly]] admired and least easily deprecated of … novelists — New Yorker> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Self-deprecating''' [[humor]] relies on the [[observation]] of something supposedly [[negative]] about the person delivering the [[commentary]]. Many comedians use ''self-deprecating'' [[humor]] to avoid seeming arrogant or pompous, and to help the [[audience]] identify with them. In this way, the use of ''self-deprecating'' humor could be seen as an [[application]] of the [[rhetorical]] concept of [[ethos]]. This is seen as a major component of the comedy of comedians such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rivers Joan Rivers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_C.K. Louis C.K.], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Knotts Don Knotts], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen Woody Allen]. | + | '''Self-deprecating''' [[humor]] relies on the [[observation]] of something supposedly [[negative]] about the person delivering the [[commentary]]. Many comedians use ''self-deprecating'' [[humor]] to avoid seeming arrogant or pompous, and to help the [[audience]] identify with them. In this way, the use of ''self-deprecating'' humor could be seen as an [[application]] of the [[rhetorical]] concept of [[ethos]]. This is seen as a major component of the comedy of comedians such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rivers Joan Rivers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_C.K. Louis C.K.], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Knotts Don Knotts], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen Woody Allen]. |
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| The [[technique]] is often used to [[balance]] the [[audience]] [[judgment]] on a performer, after exhibiting conspicuous displays of [[arrogance]]. | | The [[technique]] is often used to [[balance]] the [[audience]] [[judgment]] on a performer, after exhibiting conspicuous displays of [[arrogance]]. |