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What is false modesty?

What is false modesty? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering.
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The fact that he was in a national political debate, where it's all about false modesty and self-aggrandizement, made his acknowledgement all the more remarkable.
A stranger to false modesty and phony self-deprecation, her ego seemed both colossal and, in its artlessness, endearing.
Both reek of false modesty, but deen does appear jumpy and genuinely anxious at times.
It's not false modesty, but the viewing nation has had three solid months of me and now they need a break.
With no trace of false modesty, Avignon describes its festival of theatre and dance as the greatest in the world.
But it is equally undeniable that it has nothing to do with false modesty, as has sometimes been suggested.

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