acclaim
noun/əˈkleɪm/
/əˈkleɪm/
[uncountable]- praise and approval for somebody/something, especially an artistic achievement
- international/popular/critical acclaim
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- His discoveries earned him wide acclaim.
- She received international acclaim for her interpretation of Chopin.
- The play opened last week to universal acclaim.
- acclaim from the critics
- Her latest novel has received widespread critical acclaim.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- general
- universal
- …
- deserve
- earn (somebody)
- gain (somebody)
- …
- to… acclaim
- acclaim for
- acclaim from
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘express approval’): from Latin acclamare, from ad- ‘to’ + clamare ‘to shout’. The change in the ending was due to association with claim. Current senses date from the 17th cent.Want to learn more?
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