: made to feel pleased by something gratifying (such as an honor or a sign or respect or deference)
I was very flattered to be asked to attend.
The honoree was clearly flattered. Or at least he smiled broadly.—
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
The 2-0 scoreline of their eventual defeat massively flattered Liverpool, given the gulf in class between the teams highlighted over the 90 minutes.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Too often, people feel flattered and accept that role but don’t fulfill their duties — which are primarily to support the bride in every way possible.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
The look on his face was pleased, flattered, almost boyish.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Officials in Beijing have every reason to feel deeply flattered as Trump imitates so many of the Communist Party’s most controversial policies.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Like most things in American public life nowadays, the easily flattered Trump, pal to both Larry Ellison and his son, and now Sarandos, hovers in the background of all this — with regulatory powers that could determine the victor.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
The 2-0 scoreline of their eventual defeat massively flattered Liverpool, given the gulf in class between the teams highlighted over the 90 minutes.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Too often, people feel flattered and accept that role but don’t fulfill their duties — which are primarily to support the bride in every way possible.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
The look on his face was pleased, flattered, almost boyish.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Officials in Beijing have every reason to feel deeply flattered as Trump imitates so many of the Communist Party’s most controversial policies.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Like most things in American public life nowadays, the easily flattered Trump, pal to both Larry Ellison and his son, and now Sarandos, hovers in the background of all this — with regulatory powers that could determine the victor.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Flattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flattered. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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