self-effacement

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self-ef·fac·ing (s

-f

ng)

adj.

Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.

self-ef·facement (-f

nt) n.

self-effacement

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

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Noun

self-effacement - withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

effacement

withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"

Translations

self-effacement [ˌselfɪˈfeɪsmənt] N → modestia f, humildad f

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assertiveness assurance Effacement modesty self withdrawal			Ward, original literary gifts, are willing to make a long act of self- denial or self-effacement [20] for the benefit of the public. The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context At half-past ten Tibby, with rare self-effacement, fell asleep, and Margaret was able to drive her aunt to the station. Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context This self-effacement in both directions had been quite in consonance with her independent character of desiring nothing by way of favour or pity to which she was not entitled on a fair consideration of her deserts. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context			self-determination self-determined Self-determining self-development Self-devised Self-devoted Self-devotement self-devotion Self-devouring Self-diffusive self-digestion self-directed self-direction self-discipline self-disciplined self-discovery self-disgust Self-Disparagement self-dissociation self-distrust self-doubt self-drive self-drive hire self-educated self-education self-effacement self-effacing self-elected Self-elective self-employed self-employed person self-employment self-enclosed self-enforcing Self-enjoyment self-enrichment self-established self-esteem Self-estimation Self-evidence self-evident self-evident truth self-evidently Self-evolution Self-exaltation Self-examinant self-examination self-examining Self-excite self-excited self-exculpatory			self-discoveries self-discovery self-disgust Self-Disparagement self-dissociation self-distrust self-distrustful Self-documenting Self-documenting code self-doubt self-doubt self-doubting self-doubting Self-Drilling, Self-Tapping self-drive self-drive hire Self-Driven Particle Model Self-driving car Self-driving car Self-Dual Additive Code Self-Dual Binary Self-dual code self-dual switching function self-dumping cage self-dumping car self-educated self-educated self-education self-education self-effacement self-effacing self-effacing self-effacing self-effacingly self-effacingly Self-efficacy self-efficacy enhancement Self-Efficacy for Science self-elected Self-elective Self-Electro-optical Effect Device self-elevating floating drilling rig Self-Elevating Workover Platform self-employed self-employed self-employed Self-Employed Arts-Related Contractors for Hire Self-Employed Borrower Self-Employed Contributions Act Self-Employed Contributions Act Self-Employed Contributions Act of 1954 Self-Employed Homeowner Mortgage Self-employed income Self-Employed Incomes Self-Employed Individual Retirement Account Self-Employed Individual Retirement Accounts Self-Employed Individuals Self-Employed IRA Self-Employed IRAs self-employed person

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