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Self-effacement

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Noun

1. effacement, self-effacement

withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

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Self-effacement

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noun
the act of making oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity

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Self-effacement

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noun
the practice of keeping oneself in the background and minimizing one's own actions; modest, retiring behavior

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Self-effacement

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adj.
Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.

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