efface
verb (BE MODEST) /ɪˈfeɪs/Definition
efface yourself › to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they were not important, often because you do not have much confidence → See also self-effacingShy and modestAnxious and worried
(Definition of efface verb (BE MODEST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bashful adjective
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- crawl/go/retreat/retire into your shell idiom
- diffident adjective
- humble adjective
- inhibited adjective
- inhibition noun
- introvert noun
- modest adjective (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
- modest adjective (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL)
- modesty noun (QUIET SUCCESS)
- private adjective (PERSONAL)
- reticent adjective
- selfless adjective
- shrinking violet noun
- shyly adverb
- shyness noun
- unassuming adjective
- withdraw verb (STOP CONTACT)
- withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
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Shy and modest
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