lionising
Making a celebrity
Lionising is the British spelling of lionizing—treating someone as a celebrity or object of great interest.
To lionise is to lavish attention and admiration on someone, often excessively: The press lionised the young actress after her debut.
The word carries a faint suggestion that the attention may be undeserved or fleeting.
Obsequious behavior toward authority
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- obsequiousnessServile eagerness to please
- ingratiationDeliberate favor-seeking behavior
toadying · bootlicking · brownnosing · sweet-talk · overpraise · unctuousness · servility · apple-polishing
Intense joyful elevation
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- deificationElevation to divine status
- elevationHeight above reference point
aggrandizement · ennoblement · magnification · canonization · sanctification · beatification · immortalizing · pedestal
Regard with honor
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- regardAttentive consideration given
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
recognition · approval · tribute · commendation · kudos · applause · honor · praise
sycophancy
Obsequious behavior toward authority
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- obsequiousnessServile eagerness to please
ingratiation · toadying · bootlicking · brownnosing · sweet-talk · overpraise · unctuousness · servility · apple-polishing · gushing
exaltation
Intense joyful elevation
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- deificationElevation to divine status
elevation · aggrandizement · ennoblement · magnification · canonization · sanctification · beatification · immortalizing · pedestal · mythologizing
respect
Regard with honor
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- regardAttentive consideration given
acknowledgment · recognition · approval · tribute · commendation · kudos · applause · honor · praise · acclaim
fame
Public recognition, widespread
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- mediaInformation distribution channels
spotlight · fans · tabloids · paparazzi · red-carpet · hype · fanfare · adoring · autographs · entourage
lionisingvilifying
Maliciously disparaging someone
demonising · excoriating · denouncing · condemning · disparaging
lionisingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
dismissing · overlooking · disregarding · neglecting · snubbing
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