sycophancy

English

Etymology

sycophant +‎ -cy

Noun

sycophancy (countable and uncountable, plural sycophancies)

1. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:flattery

Translations

fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery

• Dutch: pluimstrijkerij, vleierij (nl)
• French: flagornerie (fr) f, flatterie (fr) f
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• Korean: 사대주의 (ko) (sadaejuŭi)
• Persian: تملق (fa) (tamalloq)