Learn English – A word for someone that deflects compliment

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What's the word for a type of person that responds to a compliment by complaining about it(as an attempt to deflect this compliment)?

e.g. Mark: Hey dude! Your new haircut looks pretty sick!

Dave(who thinks it's pretty good himself): Nah.. The hairdresser should've done a better job on the sides

Best Answer

self-deprecating

Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.

Wiki

Self-deprecation is the act of reprimanding oneself by belittling, undervaluing, or disparaging oneself,1 or being excessively modest.2[3] It can be used in humor and tension release.[4]

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