Blandishment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

flattery intended to persuade

the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmɚɹˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪdəlmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪdəlmən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæmɚɹˈuːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

palaver wheedling cajolery

Word Forms

blandish	verb	praise somewhat dishonestly
cajole	verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
palaver	verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedle	verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmeichelei

Schmeichelei, die überzeugen soll

🇫🇷French

flatterie

flatterie destinée à persuader

🇪🇸Spanish

halago

adulación destinada a persuadir

🇮🇹Italian

lusinghe

adulazione destinata a persuadere

🇳🇱Dutch

verwennerij

vleierij bedoeld om te overtuigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lisonja

bajulação destinada a persuadir

🇷🇺Russian

уговоры

лесть с целью убедить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोचला

चापलूसी का उद्देश्य राजी करना है

🇮🇳Tamil

சாந்தம்

வற்புறுத்த நோக்கம் கொண்ட முகஸ்துதி

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లాండెష్మెంట్

మెప్పించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన ముఖస్తుతి

🇮🇳Marathi

मंदपणा

मन वळवण्याच्या उद्देशाने खुशामत

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લાન્ડિશમેન્ટ

ખુશામત મનાવવાના હેતુથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಶ್ಮೆಂಟ್

ಮನವೊಲಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലാൻഡിഷ്മെൻ്റ്

അനുനയിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള മുഖസ്തുതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲਦੀ

ਚਾਪਲੂਸੀ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلانشمنٹ

چاپلوسی کا مقصد قائل کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奉承

旨在说服的奉承

🇯🇵Japanese

嘲笑

説得を目的としたお世辞

🇰🇷Korean

추종

설득하기 위한 아첨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhạt nhẽo

nịnh nọt nhằm thuyết phục

🇹🇭Thai

ความจืดชืด

คำเยินยอที่ตั้งใจจะโน้มน้าวใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bujukan

sanjungan yang dimaksudkan untuk membujuk

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmumura

pambobola na nilayon upang manghimok

🇲🇾Malay

hambar

sanjungan yang bertujuan untuk memujuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مداهنة

تملق يهدف إلى الإقناع

🇮🇷Persian

بی رنگ شدن

چاپلوسی به قصد متقاعد کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

tatlılık

ikna etmeyi amaçlayan pohpohlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

תפלה

חנופה שנועדה לשכנע

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