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Meaning of self-effacing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

self-effacing

adjective

Definitions

  1. Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.

    Example: Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-effacing

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