self centered
Self effacing is not seeking attention or seeing how good you are. A sentence with the word self-effacing would be, he was so self effacing when he played that he gave all of the credit to everyone else.
modest, lowly
* modest * self-effacing * unassuming * unpretentious * reserved * meek * demure * lowly
humble, self-effacing
humble, modest, quiet, reserved, self-effacing
Self-effacing humor is where people make fun of themselves to get laughs. Many comedians do this... they make fun of their own quirks. You could also tell racial jokes if you were the race in questions, and that would be looked at as self-effacing in some ways.ANSWER: Sad and pathetic, it is tragic bathos.
The opposite of the word 'selfish' is 'self-sacrificing'.
Displays of self-effacing humility are most characteristic of those who value modesty, selflessness, and the well-being of others over their own recognition or status. They prioritize acknowledging their flaws, limitations, and mistakes, while focusing on learning from them and improving themselves.
That is the correct spelling of "humble" (modest, or self-effacing).
Self-indulgent hedonistic Bacchynalian Libertine
The opposite of ego is humility. Humility involves a modest view of one's own importance or abilities, whereas ego is characterized by a sense of self-importance or self-centeredness.
Bashful, diffident, timid, sheepish, reserved, reticent, introverted, retiring, self-effacing, withdrawn, timorous, mousy, nervous, insecure, unconfident, inhibited, repressed, self-conscious, embarrassed.