sycophancy

• Sustantivo que designa la adulación excesiva o el comportamiento servil y sumiso, dirigido a ganarse el favor de alguien con poder o influencia.

A noun referring to excessive flattery or servile behavior intended to gain favor from someone in a position of power or influence.

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1. Fawning obsequiousnessC1formal

   Excessive flattery or servile behavior towards someone in authority, typically to gain favor or advantage.

   adulación servil

   • His sycophancy towards the manager was obvious to everyone in the office.
   • The politician was surrounded by aides who practiced sycophancy rather than offering honest advice.
   • She despised the sycophancy that seemed necessary to advance in the corporate world.

   Sinónimosbootlickingcringingflatteryingratiationobsequiousnessservility

   Antónimosassertivenesscandorforthrightnessindependenceself-reliance