Deprecation
[,depri'keiʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself).
(noun.) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster.
Checked by Keith--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(n.) Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
(n.) An imprecation or curse.
Checker: Lucy
Examples
- He pursued his theme, however, without noticing my deprecation. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But now---- He shrugged his shoulders in humorous deprecation of the state of things which he had himself done so much to produce. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- No, no, dear, no, said Dorothea, putting up her hand with careless deprecation. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Not so, thought I, but I restrained deprecation, and sat quietly enough. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am no judge of these things, said Dorothea, not coldly, but with an eager deprecation of the appeal to her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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