Meaning of adulation in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Noun

    adulation

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin adulatio(n)-, from adulari‘fawn on’

    Definitions

    1. servile flattery

    Examples

    • « exaggerated and hypocritical praise »

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  • « I remember being in Atlantic City once when I was 18 or 19, and a sea of people were screaming and pulling their hair because I was there. It was weird. Nobody deserves adulation like that. I tried to explain it to my kids once. I said, 'Mommy used to be kind of cool, kind of like a Britney Spears.' »
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  • « A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both. »
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