adulation
adulation — noun
1. extreme praise or admiration shown to someone in a way that feels excessive or u
extreme praise or admiration shown to someone in a way that feels excessive or uncritical.
After the speech, the crowd's adulation made Shirin visibly uneasy.
public adulation from a crowd
Renata brushed aside the online adulation and returned to rehearsal.
online adulation after success
Years of adulation around the prince left his advisers afraid to disagree.
Eli wanted respect for his work, not the adulation of strangers.
The young striker struggled when sudden adulation followed her first televised goal.
- praise
broader and more neutral; adulation sounds stronger and less balanced
- admiration
can be sincere and measured; adulation suggests excess
- flattery
often strategic and insincere; adulation focuses on overwhelming public praise
- worship
stronger and closer to treating someone as above ordinary judgment
- criticism
openly points out faults instead of praising someone too much
- indifference
shows little admiration or emotional response
文法句型
adulation from + group
adulation for + person
win adulation for + achievement
public adulation
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often used for praise directed at famous, powerful, or highly admired people. It suggests attention so intense that ordinary criticism becomes hard to voice.