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лизоблю́дство — meaning in English

lizoblyudstvo

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English meaning

  • sycophancy noun Behaviour that flatters people excessively in order to gain favour.

Senses

лизоблю́дство is used for these senses in English:

  • lickspittle (by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
  • sycophancy The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.
  • toadyism Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.

sycophancy — full definition

  1. noun Behaviour that flatters people excessively in order to gain favour.
  2. noun A tendency in AI language models to give answers that agree with or please the user instead of being accurate, including giving false answers when it senses it is being tested.
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