self depreciation (selfdepreshiashon)

Depreciation of one's self. self-depreciative (self-de-prē'shi-ā-tiv), a. Marked by self-depreciation. self-despair (self-des-par'), n. Despair of one's self; a despairing view of one's character, prospects, etc. The history of evangelical theology, with its conviction of sin, its self - despair, and its abandonment of salvation by works. W. James, Prin. of Psychology, I. 311. She cannot love, Nor take no shape nor project of affection, She is so self - endeared . Shak., Much Ado, iii. 1. 56. self-enjoyment (self-en-joi'ment), n. Internal satisfaction or pleasure.