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self-ef·face·ment

self-effacement

 
pronunciation:
self ih feIs mnt
part of speech: noun
definition: the dislike or intentional avoidance of other people's attention; humility.
similar words:
modesty
derivations: self-effacing (adj.), self-effacingly (adv.)