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    3. 褒め殺し

    褒め殺し

    褒ほめ​殺ごろし​

    mockery by means of excessive praise

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    誉め殺しほめ殺しホメ殺し褒めごろし誉めごろし

    ほめごろしほめころしホメごろし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    mockery by means of excessive praise, damning with lavish praise, backhanded compliment

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    Characters that make up this word

    褒
    ほ.める…(1)
    praise・extol
    Kanji
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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