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self-effacing (adjective), more self-effacing, most self-effacing
1. A reference to a person who shuns attention and doesn't want to acknowledge praise: Doug patted Mark on the back and said that he did a wonderful job, and Mark, being a quiet and self-effacing man, replied, "Oh, it was nothing."
2. Etymology: from Latin se-, "self " + ex-, "out" + face, "appearance".
Pertaining to not being recognized.
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