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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''deprecatus'', past participle of ''deprecari'' to avert by [[prayer]], from ''de''- + ''precari'' to pray
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1628]
==Definitions==
*1a archaic : to [[pray]] against (as an [[evil]])
:b : to seek to avert <deprecate the [[wrath]] … of the [[Roman]] people — Tobias Smollett>
*2: to [[express]] disapproval of
*3a : play down : make little of <speaks five languages … but deprecates this facility — Time>
:b : belittle, disparage <the most [[reluctantly]] admired and least easily deprecated of … novelists — New Yorker>
==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].
The [[technique]] is often used to [[balance]] the [[audience]] [[judgment]] on a performer, after exhibiting conspicuous displays of [[arrogance]].
[[Professionals]] in any given field will also either avoid typical [[jargon]] and use lay terms to be [[understood]] and therefore appreciated by [[the masses]].
Self-deprecation is an important aspect to [[clowns]]. Unlike other forms of [[comedy]], an [[audience]] is typically [[supposed]] to laugh at the plight of the clown, not with it.
[[Category: Theatre]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''deprecatus'', past participle of ''deprecari'' to avert by [[prayer]], from ''de''- + ''precari'' to pray
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1628]
==Definitions==
*1a archaic : to [[pray]] against (as an [[evil]])
:b : to seek to avert <deprecate the [[wrath]] … of the [[Roman]] people — Tobias Smollett>
*2: to [[express]] disapproval of
*3a : play down : make little of <speaks five languages … but deprecates this facility — Time>
:b : belittle, disparage <the most [[reluctantly]] admired and least easily deprecated of … novelists — New Yorker>
==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].
The [[technique]] is often used to [[balance]] the [[audience]] [[judgment]] on a performer, after exhibiting conspicuous displays of [[arrogance]].
[[Professionals]] in any given field will also either avoid typical [[jargon]] and use lay terms to be [[understood]] and therefore appreciated by [[the masses]].
Self-deprecation is an important aspect to [[clowns]]. Unlike other forms of [[comedy]], an [[audience]] is typically [[supposed]] to laugh at the plight of the clown, not with it.
[[Category: Theatre]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
