self-effacement

1. 1.

   withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

   Synonymseffacement

   Broaderwithdrawal

Questions about self-effacement

What does self-effacement mean?

self-effacement means "withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous".

How many syllables are in self-effacement?

self-effacement has 5 syllables: sel-f-ef-fa-ce-ment. The stress falls on "fa".

What is another word for self-effacement?

Close synonyms include effacement. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-effacement a common word?