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mauvaise honte

/mo.vɛz ɔ̃t/

noun, feminine/mo.vɛz ɔ̃t/plural: mauvaises hontes

false modesty

p. 1610, a. 1710, Paul Scarron, A Madame Celeste de Palaiseau, in Œuvres, volume IBy some kindness, or false modesty if you will, I don't have the force to refuse anything that is asked of me firmly.