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ADULATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adulation mean?
• ADULATION (noun)
The noun ADULATION has 1 sense:
1. servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
Familiarity information: ADULATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("adulation" is a kind of...):
flattery (excessive or insincere praise)
Context examples
Friends and critics alike will tell you that you deserve every bit of the adulation you are receiving now.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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