sycophancyn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪkəfənsi/,

/ˈsɪkəˌfansi/, U.S.

/ˈsɪkəfənsi/,

/ˈsɪkəˌfænsi/

Etymology: < Latin sȳcophantia, < Greek σῡκοϕαντία , < σῡκοϕάντης sycophant n. and adj.

The practice or quality of a sycophant.

1. The trade or occupation of an informer; calumnious accusation, tale-bearing. Now only in Ancient Greek History: see sycophant n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun]

wrayingc1000

information1387

promotion?1533

talebearing1571

delation1578

sycophancy1622

peachery1654

blowing the gap1821

nosing1827

peaching1859

rounding1862

squeal1872

scream1915

singing1937

snouting1937

dobbing1968

whistle-blowing1971

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun]

teleeOE

folk-leasinga1000

tolec1000

wrayingc1000

missaw?c1225

slanderc1290

disclanderc1300

famationc1325

noisec1325

skander1338

missaying1340

misspeecha1375

slanderingc1380

biting1382

defaminga1400

filtha1400

missaya1400

obloquya1438

oblocution?a1439

juroryc1440

defamationa1450

defamea1450

forspeaking1483

depravinga1500

defamya1513

injury?1518

depravation1526

maledictiona1530

abusion?1530

blasphemation1533

infamation1533

insectationa1535

calumning1541

calumniation?1549

abuse1559

calumnying1563

calumny1564

belying?1565

illingc1575

scandalizing1575

misparlance?1577

blot1587

libelling1587

scandal1596

traducement1597

injurying1604

deprave1610

vilifying1611

noisec1613

disfame1620

sycophancy1622

aspersion1633

disreport1640

medisance1648

bollocking1653

vilification1653

sugillation1654

blasphemya1656

traduction1656

calumniating1660

blaspheming1677

aspersing1702

blowing1710

infamizing1827

malignation1836

mud-slinging1858

mud-throwing1864

denigration1868

mud-flinging1876

dénigrement1883

malignment1885

injurious falsehood1907

mud-sling1919

bad-mouthing1939

bad mouth1947

trash-talking1974

1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. N.T. iii. 357 It was hard to hold that seat [sc. the publican's] without oppression, without exaction; One that best knew it, branded it with poling, and sycophancie.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Sycophancy..false Dealing, false Accusation, Tale-bearing.

1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xxi. §1. 18 That evil which, with the name of Sycophancy, so peculiarly infested Athens.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxv. 325 Men (says Xenophon) whom every one knew to live by making calumnious accusations (called Sycophancy).

2. Mean or servile flattery; the character of a mean or servile flatterer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun]

fawninga1350

adulationc1400

papelardya1425

papelardrya1500

captation1523

clawing1548

insinuation1553

curry-favour1581

man-pleasing1588

courting1607

men-pleasing1615

supparasitation1620

sycophantizing1640

assiduity1641

ingratiating1642

licking1648

man-pleasance1656

sycophancy1657

fawnery1661

sycophantrya1677

nutting1789

tuft-hunting1789

cultivation1793

huggery1804

ingratiation1815

sycophantism1821

lickspittling1839

toadyship1839

toadyism1840

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

arse-licking1912

lickspittle1914

apple-polishing1926

pot-licking1929

brown-nosing1934

ass-kissing1936

arse-kissing1937

ass-licking1946

sucking-up1946

bum-sucking1949

love bomb1975

love-bombing1976

1657 J. Trapp Comm. Esther iii. 1 Whether it was also by flattery or sycophancy..that Haman had insinuated himself into the Kings favour.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. lvi. 363 The Child will reject with Sullenness all the little Sycophancies, that are made to it.

1821 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 338 Abject political baseness and sycophancy.

1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 67/1 The people, like the despot, is pursued with adulation and sycophancy.

1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens IV. xxii. ix. 225 Neither of these critics had the sycophancy to approve his lines.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sycophancy
释义	sycophancyn. Brit. /ˈsɪkəfənsi/, /ˈsɪkəˌfansi/, U.S. /ˈsɪkəfənsi/, /ˈsɪkəˌfænsi/ Etymology: < Latin sȳcophantia, < Greek σῡκοϕαντία , < σῡκοϕάντης sycophant n. and adj. The practice or quality of a sycophant. 1. The trade or occupation of an informer; calumnious accusation, tale-bearing. Now only in Ancient Greek History: see sycophant n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] wrayingc1000 information1387 promotion?1533 talebearing1571 delation1578 sycophancy1622 peachery1654 blowing the gap1821 nosing1827 peaching1859 rounding1862 squeal1872 scream1915 singing1937 snouting1937 dobbing1968 whistle-blowing1971 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] teleeOE folk-leasinga1000 tolec1000 wrayingc1000 missaw?c1225 slanderc1290 disclanderc1300 famationc1325 noisec1325 skander1338 missaying1340 misspeecha1375 slanderingc1380 biting1382 defaminga1400 filtha1400 missaya1400 obloquya1438 oblocution?a1439 juroryc1440 defamationa1450 defamea1450 forspeaking1483 depravinga1500 defamya1513 injury?1518 depravation1526 maledictiona1530 abusion?1530 blasphemation1533 infamation1533 insectationa1535 calumning1541 calumniation?1549 abuse1559 calumnying1563 calumny1564 belying?1565 illingc1575 scandalizing1575 misparlance?1577 blot1587 libelling1587 scandal1596 traducement1597 injurying1604 deprave1610 vilifying1611 noisec1613 disfame1620 sycophancy1622 aspersion1633 disreport1640 medisance1648 bollocking1653 vilification1653 sugillation1654 blasphemya1656 traduction1656 calumniating1660 blaspheming1677 aspersing1702 blowing1710 infamizing1827 malignation1836 mud-slinging1858 mud-throwing1864 denigration1868 mud-flinging1876 dénigrement1883 malignment1885 injurious falsehood1907 mud-sling1919 bad-mouthing1939 bad mouth1947 trash-talking1974 1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. N.T. iii. 357 It was hard to hold that seat [sc. the publican's] without oppression, without exaction; One that best knew it, branded it with poling, and sycophancie. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Sycophancy..false Dealing, false Accusation, Tale-bearing. 1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xxi. §1. 18 That evil which, with the name of Sycophancy, so peculiarly infested Athens. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxv. 325 Men (says Xenophon) whom every one knew to live by making calumnious accusations (called Sycophancy). 2. Mean or servile flattery; the character of a mean or servile flatterer. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] fawninga1350 adulationc1400 papelardya1425 papelardrya1500 captation1523 clawing1548 insinuation1553 curry-favour1581 man-pleasing1588 courting1607 men-pleasing1615 supparasitation1620 sycophantizing1640 assiduity1641 ingratiating1642 licking1648 man-pleasance1656 sycophancy1657 fawnery1661 sycophantrya1677 nutting1789 tuft-hunting1789 cultivation1793 huggery1804 ingratiation1815 sycophantism1821 lickspittling1839 toadyship1839 toadyism1840 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 arse-licking1912 lickspittle1914 apple-polishing1926 pot-licking1929 brown-nosing1934 ass-kissing1936 arse-kissing1937 ass-licking1946 sucking-up1946 bum-sucking1949 love bomb1975 love-bombing1976 1657 J. Trapp Comm. Esther iii. 1 Whether it was also by flattery or sycophancy..that Haman had insinuated himself into the Kings favour. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. lvi. 363 The Child will reject with Sullenness all the little Sycophancies, that are made to it. 1821 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 338 Abject political baseness and sycophancy. 1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 67/1 The people, like the despot, is pursued with adulation and sycophancy. 1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens IV. xxii. ix. 225 Neither of these critics had the sycophancy to approve his lines. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622
随便看	to take a person's breath away to take a person's fancy to take a person's fee to take a person's hand to take a person's life to take a person's number to take a person's part to take a person's side to take a person's word to take a pipe to take a pleasure to take a ply to take a point to take a poke at to take a poor view to take a poor view of something to take a pop at to take a pounding to take a powder to take a pride in to take a pritch to take a pritch against to take a pull to take a pull at to take a pull on oneself