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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  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1628]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1628]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a archaic : to [[pray]] against (as an [[evil]])  

*1a archaic : to [[pray]] against (as an [[evil]])  

: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].

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]].