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attention-seeking

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Exhibiting behaviors designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Synonyms: flamboyant, theatrical

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 引人注目的 (yǐnrénzhùmù de) — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 博取關注的 /博取关注的 (bóqǔ guānzhù de) — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Finnish: huomiota hakeva — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Indonesian: caper — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Indonesian: mencari perhatian — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Māori: whakameremere — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Pohnpeian: akomwohmwo — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Polish: szukający uwagi — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Portuguese: carente de atenção — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Portuguese: sedento por atenção — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
  • Portuguese: louco por atenção — exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.