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"Flattery"
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insincere
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compliments
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praise
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ingratiating
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adulation
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.
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excessive or insincere praise
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Flattery is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Flattery often, but not always, connotes insincerity.