adulation
aj-uh-LAY-shunnounMeaning excessive praise or admiration
Memory hook ADD-ulation: ADD praise on praise. The fans scream, wave signs and toss flowers, adding praise upon praise until the young singer can barely be seen. That flood of admiration is adulation.
The young singer was overwhelmed by the adulation of her fans.
In context After his famous goal, the striker basked in the adulation of the crowd, though his coach reminded him that the cheering would fade if he stopped practicing.
Similar adoration, idolization, hero worship, flattery
Opposite scorn, criticism, contempt
From Latin adulari, “to fawn upon,” a word first used of dogs wagging their tails at their masters.