Verboticism: Dissacclaim

'Wow, you're hot!'

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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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