hero-worshiping — showing excessive admiration or devotion to someone regarded as a hero
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: showing excessive admiration or devotion to someone regarded as a hero
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhɪroʊ ˈwɜːrʃɪpɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- His hero-worshiping comments about the CEO made everyone cringe.
- The hero-worshiping student followed every piece of advice from her teacher.
- Stop being so hero-worshiping - celebrities are just regular people too.
hero-worshiping
ADJECTIVE[/ˈhɪroʊ ˈwɜːrʃɪpɪŋ/]
showing excessive admiration or devotion to someone regarded as a hero
💡 Concept
showing excessive admiration or devotion to someone regarded as a hero
🎵 Rhyme
Hero-worshiping blocks all reasoning, making disciplining useless!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈhɪroʊ ˈwɜːrʃɪpɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhɪərəʊ ˈwɜːʃɪpɪŋ/
🌳Etymology
Roothero-worship
Suffix--ing
🎵Rhyme
worshipingdiscipliningreasoning
worshiping
disciplining
reasoning
🔗Collocations
hero-worshiping attitude
hero-worshiping behavior
hero-worshiping fans
hero-worshiping culture
hero-worshiping tendency
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“His hero-worshiping comments about the CEO made everyone cringe.”
“The hero-worshiping student followed every piece of advice from her teacher.”
“Stop being so hero-worshiping - celebrities are just regular people too.”
😄 Fun example
“Her hero-worshiping diary was full of embarrassing poems about her crush.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
idolizingadoringworshipfulreverentialadmiring
Antonyms
criticalskepticaldismissive
Related
fanaticdevotedobsessedstarstruckinfatuated
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