Deprecation

(noun.) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself).

(noun.) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster.

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• He pursued his theme, however, without noticing my deprecation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• But now---- He shrugged his shoulders in humorous deprecation of the state of things which he had himself done so much to produce. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• No, no, dear, no, said Dorothea, putting up her hand with careless deprecation. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Not so, thought I, but I restrained deprecation, and sat quietly enough. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I am no judge of these things, said Dorothea, not coldly, but with an eager deprecation of the appeal to her. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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