adulation

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/, /ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən/
• (America) IPA: /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃən/

Noun

adulation

1. Flattery; fulsome praise.

   He was uncomfortable with the adulation from his fans.

   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 1,

     It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors; [...]

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:flattery

Related terms

• adulate
• adulator
• adulatory

Translations

• French: adulation
• Italian: adulazione
• Portuguese: adulação
• Russian: ле́сть

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