Meaning Of The Word Self-effacement

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self-effacement
uncountable noun: Someone's self-effacement is their unwillingness to talk about themselves or draw attention to themselves.

self-effacement in American English
the practice of keeping oneself in the background and minimizing one's own actions; modest, retiring behavior
noun: the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility

self-effacement in British English
noun: the act of making oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity

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