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Meaning of Adulation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən

Definitions

Flattery; fulsome praise.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català adulació
Čeština pochlebování
Français adulation
हिन्दी चाटु
Magyar hízelgés
Bahasa Indonesia pujaan puji-pujian pujian
Italiano adulazione
Latina adulatio
Português adulação
Svenska kryperi

Examples

“He was uncomfortable with the adulation from his fans.”
“Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.”
“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; [...]”
“To law enforcement officers injured in the Jan. 6 mayhem, as well as members of Congress and others present in the Capitol that day who feared for their lives, such adulation for convicted rioters is not only misguided but also anathema to a civilized society.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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