Verboticism: Dissacclaim
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.
Dissacclaim
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: diss/ah/claym
Sentence: To dissacclaim she was able to convince herself that she was in her own special world averse to any flattery but her own
Etymology: diss (short for disrespect or dismiss) + acclaim (praise)
Points: 488
Comments: Dissacclaim
wordmeister - 2007-01-19: 10:55:00
Hey Stevenson0, I will refrain from dissacclaimation, because I know you are in you own special world...
Stevenson0 - 2007-01-19: 11:14:00
Did somebody just say something? No - didn't think so