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adulation

[ aj-uh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.


adulation

/ ˌæ»åÂáʊˈ±ô±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. obsequious flattery or praise; extreme admiration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹»å·³Ü·±ô²¹Â·³Ù´Ç·°ù²â [aj, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-²¹»åu·±ô²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-²¹»åu·±ô²¹Â·³Ù´Çr²â adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²¹»åu·±ô²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²¹»åu·±ô²¹Â·³Ù´Çr²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adulation1

Middle English < Middle French < Latin ²¹»åÅ«±ôÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ²¹»åÅ«±ôÄå³Ù¾±Å ) servile flattery, fawning, equivalent to ²¹»åÅ«±ôÄå³Ù ( us ), past participle of adÅ«lÄrÄ«, -Äre to fawn upon (of dogs), apparently a nominal derivative, with ad- ad-, of an otherwise unattested base + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Pushback on social media suggests some IJGBs are all front - they may lap up the returning hero adulation but in fact lack financial clout.

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But anyone who isn't a megalomaniac knows that that sort of adulation is a distant illusion.

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Nary a text was sent for the remainder of the movie, but please, keep your adulation and bouquets of roses.

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The silence that ensued was stunning in its fullness: a pleasingly counterintuitive demonstration of the fierce adulation she was just barely holding back.

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The unending adulation was uncomfortable for Herbert to hear at first, the former Oregon Ducks star said.

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