adulation
/aj-uh-LAY-shun/nounexcessive admiration or flattery
“The rookie handled the adulation better than the criticism.”
- Synonyms
- worship, idolization, flattery
- Antonyms
- contempt, derision
- Memory hook
- adulation: applause turned up past sincerity.
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