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What does admiration mean?

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Noun
  1. A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
  2. (obsolete) Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
  3. (obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
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I have great admiration and respect for these people, their unselfish act to understand and help people is above and beyond the call of duty.
He seems to feel duty-bound to provoke a reaction whether it is outrage, exasperation, outright hostility or unreserved admiration.
She expressed admiration for his work, but rued her inability to understand his mathematics.
There was one moment where I gave a low whistle of admiration, hit pause, scanned back and did a slo-mo examination.
Still, there seems to be a kind of secretive admiration of the Amazons by the male myth makers.
Pongratz speaks with admiration of the young performers in this production, no bunch of amateurs.

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