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attention-seeking

attention-seeking adjective: exhibiting behaviors designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.

Adjective

attention-seeking (not comparable)

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

attention-seeking meaning in Indonesian

attention-seeking in Indonesian

exhibiting behaviours designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
caper, mencari perhatian

Synonyms of attention-seeking

Questions about attention-seeking

What does attention-seeking mean?
Attention-seeking means exhibiting behaviors designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
What is attention-seeking in Indonesian?
Attention-seeking in Indonesian is caper, mencari perhatian. See Attention-seeking meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is attention-seeking?
Attention-seeking is an adjective.

Words near attention-seeking in the dictionary

  1. attention-deficit disorders
  2. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
  3. attention-grabbing
  4. attention-seeker
  5. attention-seekers
  6. attention-seeking
  7. attentional
  8. attentional blink
  9. attentionally
  10. attentionless
  11. attentions

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