self effacement

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Englisch - Türkisch
Kendini ilgiden, iltifatdan geri çekme, ağırbaşlılık
(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) öz-gizleme
selfeffacement
kendini geri planda tutma
Englisch - Englisch
relating to oneself as one is less than they really are
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.

Someone's self-effacement is their unwillingness to talk about themselves or draw attention to themselves. He was modest to the point of self-effacement
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
self effacement

    Silbentrennung

    self ef·face·ment

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ 'self, Southern also 's ] (pronoun.) before 12th century. Middle English , from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, intensive pronoun, and probably to Latin suus one's own; more at SUICIDE.
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