From Middle French deprecation (French: déprécation), from Latin dēprecātiōnem, from dēprecātiō (“deprecation, invocation”), from dēprecor (“to avert, warn off; to deprecate”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

deprecation (countable and uncountable, plural deprecations)

1. (uncountable) The act of deprecating.
2. (countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
3. An entreaty for a pardon; a petitioning.
4. (countable) An imprecation or curse.

• self-deprecation

• imprecation
• precation

• recaptioned