admiration

noun

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1
as in respect
a feeling of great approval and liking my admiration for her increased when I discovered she had learned English only since coming to the U.S.

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2
as in amazement
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary gaped in admiration as one flower-bedecked float after another paraded past them

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“Admiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiration. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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