acclaim
uh-KLAYMnounMeaning enthusiastic public praise
Memory hook ac-CLAIM: a CLAP storm. Rosa plays her last note, and the whole hall rises, clapping and calling out “Bravo!” That storm of public praise is acclaim.
Her first novel won wide acclaim.
In context The young violinist’s concert earned instant acclaim: the audience rose to its feet, and the next morning every newspaper in the city praised her.
Similar applause, acclamation, ovation, approval
Opposite criticism, disapproval, censure
From Latin acclamare, “to shout at”: ad (to) + clamare (to shout).