self-effacement
[ self-i-feys-muh nt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪˈfeɪs mənt, ˌsɛlf- /
noun
the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
Origin of self-effacement
First recorded in 1865–70
OTHER WORDS FROM self-effacement
self-ef·fac·ing, adjective self-ef·fac·ing·ly, adverb self-ef·fac·ing·ness, nounWords nearby self-effacement
self-dramatizing,
self-drive,
self-driven,
self-driving,
self-educated,
self-effacement,
self-effacing,
self-elected,
self-employed,
self-employment,
self-energizing
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British Dictionary definitions for self-effacement
self-effacement
noun
the act of making oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity