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  • 11self-effacing — self ef|fac|ing [ ,self ı feısıŋ ] adjective a self effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements …

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  • 12self-effacing — adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements, especially because you are not socially confident: He was loved for his skill and also his self effacing modesty. self effacement noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13self-effacing — UK [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] / US adjective a self effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements …

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  • 14self-effacing — [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] adj someone who is self effacing does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 15self-effacing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not claiming attention for oneself. DERIVATIVES self effacement noun …

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  • 16self-effacing — self ef·fac·ing (sĕlf ĭ fāʹsĭng) adj. Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.   self ef·faceʹment ( fāsʹmənt) n. * * * …

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  • 17attaching-effacing lesion — in intestinal infections with enteroadherent or enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, an area where the microvilli have been destroyed and bacteria are adherent …

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  • 18self-effacing — Synonyms and related words: altruistic, backward, bashful, committed, consecrated, dedicated, deprecative, deprecatory, devoted, diffident, disinterested, humble, modest, rabbity, retiring, sacrificing, self abasing, self abnegating, self… …

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  • 19self-effacing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. diffident, modest. See modesty. Ant., self centered, vain. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner: backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20self-effacing — adjective not claiming attention for oneself. Derivatives self effacement noun self effacingly adverb …

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