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Etymology

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From self- +‎ effacement.

Noun

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self-effacement (usually uncountable, plural self-effacements)

  1. The act of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
    John likes to remain unnoticed and does so naturally through the self-effacement found in his personality.

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