false modesty
false modesty · false modesties
ложная скромность
falsche Bescheidenheit
Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflatteringBehavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering.
» False modesty gets on my nerves a lot.
Falsche Bescheidenheit nervt mich gewaltig.
Ложная скромность весьма действует мне на нервы.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering.
Although having a large ego is considered undesirable, at times it is proper to take credit where it is due rather than display false modesty.
falsche Bescheidenheit
ложная скромностьložnaja skromnostʹ
Examples
1 sentencesFalse modesty gets on my nerves a lot.
ruЛожная скромность весьма действует мне на нервы.
deFalsche Bescheidenheit nervt mich gewaltig.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering:
Forms
plural: false modesties| Singular | false modesty |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhumblebrag
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable