Adulation and Brickbat

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Adulation noun - Excessive admiration of or devotion to a person.

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Brickbat is an antonym for adulation.

Nearby Word: adulatory

Brickbat noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

Usage example: the brickbats were flying the night that those two bitchy divas were seated at the same table

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Adulation is an antonym for brickbat in insult topic.

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