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Meaning of self-effacement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The act of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Suomi vaatimattomuus

Svenska självutplåning

Examples

“John likes to remain unnoticed and does so naturally through the self-effacement found in his personality.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

self-effacing self-effacingness self-efficacy self-elect self-elevation self-embedding