commendation

UK: /ˌkɒmɛnˈdeɪʃ^ən/ US: /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/ ,(kom′ən dā′shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•men•da•tion /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/   n. 

[countable]
1. the act of commending;
   recommendation;
   praise.
2. something that commends, as a formal recommendation or an official citation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•men•da•tion  (kom′ən dā′shən), n. 

1. the act of commending;
   recommendation;
   praise:
   commendation for a job well done.
2. something that commends, as a formal recommendation or an official citation or award:
   a commendation for bravery.
3. Law, World History [Feudal Law.] the placing of oneself or one's land under the protection of a lord so as to become his vassal.
4. commendations, [Archaic.] a complimentary greeting or message.

• Latin commendātiōn- (stem of commendātiō) a commending to God. See commend, -ation
• Anglo-French)
• Middle English commendacioun (1175–1225

Synonyms

• 1. approval, approbation, applause.
• 2. eulogy, encomium, panegyric, laudation.

Antonyms

• 1, 2. condemnation.

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commendation / ˌkɒmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ noun

1. the act or an instance of commending; praise
2. an award