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self-ef·ˈfac·ing ADJ

self-effacing

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Mature was always a self-effacing star who had no delusions about his own work. en.wikipedia.org

Or one will be self-effacing, and be compulsively compliant and display symptoms of neediness or codependence. en.wikipedia.org

This is the crowning achievement in this hard-working and self-effacing scholars career. en.wikipedia.org

Self-deprecating or self-effacing humour is superficially similar to racial and stereotype jokes, but involves the targets laughing at themselves. en.wikipedia.org

When used to refer to oneself, "sama" expresses extreme arrogance (or self-effacing irony), as with. en.wikipedia.org

Male co-workers portrayed their women counterparts as dedicated and self-effacing. en.wikipedia.org

Brown was known for his self-effacing nature and was well liked among teammates and opponents alike. en.wikipedia.org

But it's also the last thing anyone would have expected from her: blandly self-effacing. en.wikipedia.org

They also frequently adopt self-effacing attitudes to strangers so as to avoid unwanted attention. en.wikipedia.org

In this sense, "peon" can be used in either a derogatory or self-effacing context. en.wikipedia.org

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