adulation

ad·u·la·tion

A0100500 (ăj′ə-lā′shən)n. Excessive flattery or admiration.

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[Middle English adulacioun, from Old French, from Latin adūlātiō, adūlātiōn-, from adūlātus, past participle of adūlārī, to flatter.]

adulation

(ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən) nobsequious flattery or praise; extreme admiration

ad•u•la•tion

(ˌædʒ əˈleɪ ʃən)
n. excessive admiration or devotion; servile flattery. [1375–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin adūlātiō servile flattery, fawning = adūlā(rī), -ā(re) to fawn upon (of dogs) + -tiō -tion]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

adulation - servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praiseflattery - excessive or insincere praise

adulation

noun extravagant flattery, worship, fawning, sycophancy, fulsome praise, blandishment, bootlicking (informal), servile flattery The book was received with adulation by the critics.
abuse, ridicule, condemnation, censure, vilification, disparagement, vituperation, revilement, calumniation

adulation

nounExcessive, ingratiating praise:blandishment, blarney, flattery, incense, oil, slaver.Informal: soft soap.Idiom: honeyed words.

Translations

奉承

adulation

(ӕdjuˈleiʃən) noun foolishly excessive praise. The teenager's adulation of the pop-group worried her parents. 奉承 奉承ˈadulatory adjective 奉承的 奉承的