31 entries under self-effacement topic. ×

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timidity(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, restraint)
12
modesty(noun, shame, doubt, reserve, embarrassment)
10
diffidence(noun, lack, reserve, simplicity, virtue)
10
humility(noun, shame, doubt, reserve, simplicity)
10
shyness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, restraint)
7
humbleness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
6
demureness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
5
meekness(noun, shame, doubt, reserve, simplicity)
5
reserve(noun, shame, doubt, simplicity, virtue)
4
unobtrusiveness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
3
lowliness(noun, flattery, modesty, servility, submissiveness)
3
timorousness(noun, shame, doubt, reserve, nervousness)
2
self-abasement(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
2
submissiveness(noun, flattery, modesty, servility, sycophancy)
2
unpretentiousness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
1
abasement(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
1
docility(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
1
fawning(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
1
inferiority complex(noun, expression, reserve, flattery, modesty)
1
lack of pride(noun, expression, idiom, reserve, flattery)
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