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Exact Match:

effacement: withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous; shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor

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Related Words:

deletion collapse: the act of deleting something written or printed; the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"; (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

selflessness collapse: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

obliteration collapse

self-doubt collapse

self-abasement collapse

altruism collapse: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

humility collapse: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"; a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"

erasure collapse: a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"; a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"

diffidence collapse: lack of self-confidence

consecration collapse: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"; a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"

self-immolation collapse

modesty collapse: formality and propriety of manner; freedom from vanity or conceit

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

cancellation collapse: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement; the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

disinterest collapse: tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

dedication collapse: complete and wholehearted fidelity; a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something; a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

commitment collapse: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"; an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"; a message that makes a pledge

cancel collapse: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"; declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"; postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"; make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

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