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admiration vs hero worship

hero worship vs admiration

admiration and hero worship both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
admiration Yes No No No
hero worship Yes No No No
As nouns, hero worship is a hyponym of admiration; that is, hero worship is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than admiration:
  • admiration: a feeling of delighted approval and liking
  • hero worship: admiration for great men (or their memory)
Other hyponyms of admiration include Anglophilia, philhellenism, philogyny.
admiration (noun) hero worship (noun)
a favorable judgment admiration for great men (or their memory)
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Difference between admiration and hero worship

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