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self-depreciation: a feeling of being of little worth

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faint praise collapse

backbiting collapse

detraction collapse: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"; a petty disparagement

calumny collapse

miniaturization collapse: act of making on a greatly reduced scale

markdown collapse

defamation collapse: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

self-doubt collapse

agio collapse: a fee charged for exchanging currencies

sour grapes collapse: disparagement of something that is unattainable

belittling collapse: the act of belittling; tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

character assassination collapse: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

contraction collapse: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope; (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber); a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"

shrinkage collapse: the amount by which something shrinks

indignity collapse: an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

price cut collapse

expenditure collapse

depravation collapse

slander collapse: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

decrement collapse

rebate collapse: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid; join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"; cut a rebate in (timber or stone); give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"

sycophancy collapse: fawning obsequiousness

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

decadence collapse

impairment collapse: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

rollback collapse: reducing prices back to some earlier level; the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

depletion collapse: the act of decreasing something markedly; the state of being depleted

downward trend collapse

leakage collapse

alleviation collapse

diffidence collapse: lack of self-confidence

derogation collapse: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

tare collapse: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight; any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

abridgment collapse

subtraction collapse: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"; an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"

plummeting collapse

demotion collapse: act of lowering in rank or position

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

deflation collapse: the act of letting the air out of something; a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"

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