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单词 hero-worship
释义

hero-worship

1 of 2

verb

he·​ro-wor·​ship ˈhir-(ˌ)ō-ˌwər-ship How to pronounce hero-worship (audio)
hero-worshipped also hero-worshiped; hero-worshipping also hero-worshiping; hero-worships

transitive verb

: to feel or express hero worship for
hero-worshipper noun

hero worship

2 of 2

noun

1
: veneration of a hero
2
: foolish or excessive adulation for an individual

Synonyms

Verb

  • adore
  • adulate
  • canonize
  • deify
  • dote (on)
  • idolize
  • worship

Noun

  • adulation
  • deification
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • worship
  • worshipping
  • worshiping
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Example Sentences

Noun He objects to the unthinking hero worship of great athletes by their fans. once the object of uncritical hero worship, the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
What energies might substitute for those once spent on hero worship? Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Wilentz went on to argue that the very things that made Mr. McCullough’s books so accessible — a reliance on narrative at the expense of analysis, an implicit triumphalism, and a tendency to hero worship — worked to limit their intellectual value. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Well, speaking of Roosevelt here, Joe Biden’s got a real hero worship of Roosevelt. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 June 2022 But asking them feels right in line with the series-long quest to interrogate the all-American project of unthinking hero worship. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2022 If Zelenskyy represents a democratic hero, it should nonetheless be remembered that democracy does not need – and should not seek – the sorts of hero worship that authoritarians like Putin demand. Michael Blake, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022 Devoid of insight and ricocheting between dull vulgarity and vacuous hero worship, the show, which had its official opening Wednesday at the Longacre Theatre, is less edifying than a scroll through the archives of the tabloids. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 In selecting Shiraz, a city in the southwest of Iran, Farhadi wanted to build a bridge between his contemporary saga about a man put on a pedestal and hero worship in antiquity. Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022 Chinese hero worship is impressive to witness — and surreal to experience when your grandmother is the one being revered. Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1574, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hero-worship 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to adore
to love or admire too much people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • adore
  • worship
  • idolize
  • like
  • deify
  • canonize
  • adulate
  • revere
  • regard
  • respect
  • dote (on)
  • value
  • esteem
  • appreciate
  • treasure
  • cherish
  • prize
  • prefer
  • favor
  • fancy
  • venerate
  • endorse
  • approve
  • hallow
  • support
  • indorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hate
  • disdain
  • despise
  • dislike
  • detest
  • loathe
  • abhor
  • abominate
  • belittle
  • disparage
  • deprecate
  • misprize
  • put down
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2
as in to overpraise
to praise too much a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • overpraise
  • praise
  • adulate
  • applaud
  • congratulate
  • commend
  • honey
  • butter up
  • massage
  • stroke
  • idolize
  • belaud
  • flatter
  • blarney
  • puff
  • soft-soap
  • toady
  • blandish
  • romance
  • coax
  • woo
  • fawn
  • worship
  • wheedle
  • eulogize
  • kowtow
  • cajole
  • compliment
  • slaver
  • felicitate
  • suck (up to)
  • sweet-talk
  • endear
  • laud
  • extoll
  • ingratiate
  • extol
  • gush
  • court
  • slobber
  • drool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decry
  • belittle
  • disparage
  • depreciate
  • put down
  • bad-mouth

hero worship

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noun

as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person once the object of uncritical hero worship, the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • worship
  • worshipping
  • adoration
  • worshiping
  • deification
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • adulation
  • appreciation
  • deference
  • love
  • reverence
  • affection
  • romanticization
  • liking
  • like
  • glorification
  • idealization
  • respect
  • approval
  • regard
  • esteem
  • veneration
  • fondness
  • favor
  • fancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • condemnation
  • hatred
  • dismissal
  • disregard
  • dislike
  • disapproval
  • scorn
  • disfavor
  • loathing
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