Definition of Self-effacing
Self-effacing
self-ef·fac·ing
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(adjective)
very modest or shy by nature, tending not to draw attention towards oneself or tending to deflect attention away from oneself;
e.g. She was generally quite self-effacing, so when she did speak up, people tended to notice.
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