self-denigrating

adjective

self-den·​i·​grat·​ing ˌself-ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tiŋ 

: tending or serving to belittle or disparage oneself

a self-denigrating joke

As Nicholas, post-divorce, confronts a compositional writer's block, Hazel morphs into a sad, self-denigrating divorcee.

—Karen Campbell

Examples of self-denigrating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, a therapist might help your child reframe self-denigrating thoughts, address difficult feelings, and find coping and assertiveness skills. —Brittany Vargas, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above