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DEFINITION: v. To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery. n. A person who has difficulty accepting praise.

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Revolver

Created by: walterrafelsberger

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I revolvered his compliment.

Etymology: from revolver, noun (similar to gun).

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Surego

Created by: gbegun

Pronunciation: Sir-ego

Sentence: Because of stacy's surego, she accepted no compliments even from the host of the party she attended.

Etymology: Sur- above ego- someone's persona

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Compligrate

Created by: Sarfaraz

Pronunciation: comp...li..grate

Sentence: I felt myself thrown out of the room when my words were compligrated.

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Compliversion

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: com-plih-ver-shun

Sentence: Her compliversion prevented her from dating.

Etymology: Compliment + Aversion

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Flattereflect

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: FLA-tur-ee-flekt

Sentence: Compliments were just a step away from date-rape, Ginny said to herself. Just keep your flattereflection on "high", and you might just survive this party...

Etymology: Flattery + reflect

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