effacement
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8.6
- noun
- /ɪˈfeɪsmənt/
:
autoborramiento
- The interrogative forms suggest self-effacement (Lodge 1979), deference to the addressee, agreement, conciliation, and a request for confirmation.
- self-effacement
And here I'm just going to leave it as the eye because what's happening is in a certain sense an effacement of of the I through flattery.
- And here I'm just going to leave it as the eye because what's happening is in a certain sense an effacement of of the I through flattery.
Examples
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His constant effacement made it difficult for others to recognize his true talents.
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We can begin reading the poem by examining the conflict pointed out by Rose between self-assertion and self-effacement.
Fiction book (1996) -
The effect of erasure is a conspicuous effacement, leaving behind the trace of what was created.
Academic text (1995) -
On the simplest level, the effacement of the narrator leaves readers on their own to interpret the meaning of the text.
Academic text (1992) -
Park argues that fashion causes "the effacement of boundaries between person and thing, subject and object" (38).
Academic text (2018) -
The issues of wifely obedience and self-effacement in marriage are also pretty much alive.
Academic text (1995) -
The group's ultimate self-imprisonment and self-effacement in the mystery of the other is dramatized by Rosaria's fragmented body.
Academic text (1992) -
Whereas the king had brutishly usurped power, Washington declined it in a gesture that is a monument to civility's gentle self-effacement.
Academic text (2009) -
In the meeting, her effacement allowed her team to shine while she remained quietly supportive.
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The artist's effacement was evident as she preferred to let her work speak for itself.
Synonyms
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8.3
Behaving quietly and not trying to get attention
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9.6
Not showing a strong personality or confidence so people do not notice you
Not attracting attention so people do not notice you
Antonyms
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word effacement comes from the French verb effacer, which means 'to erase', and a helpful picture is a pencil mark being rubbed out, so effacement means making yourself or your presence less visible.