Adulation

Excessive, almost worshipful praise and admiration.

Family Love
Valence strongly positive
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Contempt

Excessive, almost worshipful praise and admiration. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where adulation lives in the body

Face
Heat, flush, expression building
Moderate
Chest
Tightness or warmth
Moderate
Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Moderate

Related emotions

AdorationLove familyAdmirationTrust familyPrideSelf-conscious familyContemptThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for adulation. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.