Adulation and Defamation

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

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Defamation is an antonym for adulation.

Nearby Word: adulatory

Defamation noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.

Usage example: accused the newspaper columnist of defamation of character

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Adulation is an antonym for defamation.

Nearby Words: defame, defamed, defaming

public adulation

public defamation

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