noun
adulation
aj-uh-LAY-shun/ˌædʒəˈleɪʃn/
Excessive admiration or praise.
The celebrity receives excessive adulation from the kneeling admirer.
Etymology
Latin adulatio meant fawning or flattery, giving excessive praise a suggestion of servility. Such praise can reflect blind worship or a calculated hope of advantage; the word's deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
everyone can be the star of their own show but with the riches glory and adulation Fame can bring so to comes the risk of drawing unwanted attention
More examples
- His supporters greeted him with extravagant adulation.
- The review offered adulation rather than criticism.
- She distrusted the crowd’s sudden adulation.
Forms
adulation
adulate verb — praise excessively
Similar words
- admiration
- Admiration can be moderate and justified; adulation is excessive or uncritical.
- flattery
- Flattery praises to please someone; adulation can be sincerely felt but excessive.