"false modesty" meaning in English

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          "text": "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.",
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        "Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering."
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          "behavior"
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        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "fake",
          "fake"
        ],
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          "unflattering",
          "unflattering"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "humblebrag"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "falsa modèstia"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "word": "teennäinen vaatimattomuus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fausse modestie"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "falsche Bescheidenheit"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "word": "álszerénység"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "falsa modestia"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fałszywa skromność"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "falsa modéstia"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "false modesty"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falsa modèstia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "word": "teennäinen vaatimattomuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fausse modestie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falsche Bescheidenheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "word": "álszerénység"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falsa modestia"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fałszywa skromność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falsa modéstia"
    }
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  "word": "false modesty"
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