Adulation and Misprision

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

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Misprision is an antonym for adulation.

Nearby Word: adulatory

Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known

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Adulation is an antonym for misprision.

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Misprision and Adulation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulation/misprision

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