Noun
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
Source: WordNetAll this slowness, all this hardness, The nearness that is waiting in my bed, The gradual self-effacement of the dead. Alun Lewis
In The School for Wives, it is Eveline's narrative, from the first elation of her love for Robert, a love which finds no flaw and only self-effacement before the assured superiority of her husband. Source: Internet
An important aspect of Sir Milton's character was his self-effacement. Source: Internet
In this text, the religion's basic pillars are summarized as: "The Yarsan should strive for these four qualities: purity, rectitude, self-effacement and self-abnegation". Source: Internet