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self-effacing

British pronunciation/sˈɛlfɪfˈeɪsɪŋ/
American pronunciation/sˈɛlfɪfˈeɪsɪŋ/
self-effacing
[ADJECTIVE]
1

trying to avoid drawing attention toward one's abilities or oneself, especially due to modesty

synonyms : reticent
retiring
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Examples
1And he's very, very, self-effacing.
2But the line of self-effacing just as the line of irreverence is always moving.
3We like people that are kind of self-effacing.
4It is self-effacing.
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