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Meaning of "publicity-seeking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLICITY-SEEKING

publicity-seeking  [pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ ˈsiːkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLICITY-SEEKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Publicity-Seeking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PUBLICITY-SEEKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of publicity-seeking in the English dictionary

The definition of publicity-seeking in the dictionary is eager to attract publicity. Other definition of publicity-seeking is designed to attract publicity, sometimes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUBLICITY-SEEKING


attention-seeking
əˈtenʃənˌsiːkɪŋ
English-speaking
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃˌspiːkɪŋ
freaking
ˈfriːkɪŋ
French-speaking
ˈfrɛntʃˌspiːkɪŋ
German-speaking
ˈdʒɜːmənˌspiːkɪŋ
networking
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ
nonspeaking
nɒnˈspiːkɪŋ
parking
ˈpɑːkɪŋ
phreaking
ˈfriːkɪŋ
piquing
ˈpiːkɪŋ
pleasure-seeking
ˈpleʒəˌsiːkɪŋ
profit-seeking
ˈprɒfɪtˌsiːkɪŋ
reeking
ˈriːkɪŋ
screaking
ˈskriːkɪŋ
slow-speaking
ˌsləʊˈspiːkɪŋ
sneaking
ˈsniːkɪŋ
speaking
ˈspiːkɪŋ
streaking
ˈstriːkɪŋ
talking
ˈtɔːkɪŋ
walking
ˈwɔːkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLICITY-SEEKING

public-liability insurance
public-service corporation
public-spirited
publically
publican
publication
publication date
publicise
publicist
publicity
publicity agency
publicity agent
publicity campaign
publicity event
publicity officer
publicity stunt
publicize
publicly
publicly-quoted company
publicness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLICITY-SEEKING

banking
booking
breaking
clicking
cooking
drinking
foreking
fucking
heat-seeking
in the making
king
Mafeking
making
on-street parking
Peking
ranking
self-seeking
smoking
sucking
taking

Synonyms and antonyms of publicity-seeking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «publicity-seeking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLICITY-SEEKING

Find out the translation of publicity-seeking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of publicity-seeking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «publicity-seeking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哗众取宠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

busca publicidad
570 millions of speakers

English

publicity-seeking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचार की मांग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدعاية التماس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекламно- искание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

busca de publicidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচার-চাইছেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

recherche de publicité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mencari publisiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Publicity -seeking
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

広報·シーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홍보 추구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Publisitas publik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công khai- tìm kiếm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளம்பரம் காண்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसिद्धी-मागणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanıtım arayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pubblicità -seeking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

publicity - seeking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекламно - шукання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

publicitate -seeking
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημοσιότητα , αναζήτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

publisiteit - soek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

publicitet sökande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

publisitet -seeking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of publicity-seeking

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLICITY-SEEKING»

The term «publicity-seeking» is normally little used and occupies the 136.324 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLICITY-SEEKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «publicity-seeking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «publicity-seeking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about publicity-seeking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLICITY-SEEKING»

Discover the use of publicity-seeking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to publicity-seeking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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6 Steps to Free Publicity: For Corporate Publicists Or Solo ...
To her mortification, the host informed her that they were on the air. The only consequence beyond the moment, though, was that it turned into a family joke. You'll make mistakes too. But is publicity-seeking re- ally different in that respect from ...
Marcia Yudkin, 2003
2
Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum
An unsatisfied consumer or family member, a disgruntled former employee, a publicity-seeking lawyer, or an unhappy neighbor are all potential sources of negative publicity. Obviously, the first step is to anticipate and avoid such problems, but ...
John Pratt, 2009
3
Journalism and School Shootings in Finland, 2007-2008
Publicity-seeking. shooters. burdening. the. media. The media portrayal of the shooters became an issue in both school shootings. The role of the media – and especially that of the internet – as a mediator of behavioural models was discussed ...
Pentti Raittila, 2010
4
Auctions: The Social Construction of Value
In most cases, however, both the costs and rewards of publicity- seeking actions on the part of sellers fall outside the auction proper. A dealer or breeder heavily advertises an upcoming auction sale not so much in the expectation of obtaining  ...
Charles W. Smith, 1990
5
The Advocate
PUBLICITY-SEEKING. IDIOTS. CAN. BO. ON. TELEVISION. AND. MARRY. FOR. THE. ATTENTION. IT. WILL. BRING. THEM?" —PHIL WHITE, Boston, Mass. homophobic discrimination and force their myopic interpretation of moral values ...
6
ABA Journal
... which tends to prejudge or prejudice the accused. Typical examples are statements by overzealous or publicity-seeking police and prosecuting officials as to alleged confessions, as to incriminatory evidence, or to the effect that the case ...
7
The Great Depression in America: A Cultural Encyclopedia
An example of Hoover's disdain for publicity-seeking agents occurred in July 1934. Acting on tips as well as a lengthy investigation, FBI personnel set up an ambush outside a Chicago movie theater for "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger  ...
William H. Young, Nancy K. Young, 2007
8
Utopiates: The Use & Users of LSD 25
Systematic publicity-seeking by the IFIF leader through influential adherents, press cooperation, news conferences, and hiring a publicity agent (for a Los Angeles speech) also created journalistic awareness. The resultant publicity was sought ...
Richard Hosmer Blum, 1964
9
Civil Liberties & Human Rights
As Phillipson puts it, 'This, however, was on the basis that there was a public interest in preventing the public from being misled,528 not on any notion that that publicity-seeking in itself destroys an individual's reasonable expectation of ...
Helen Fenwick, 2009
10
The Man of Independence
He refused to let publicity-seeking Congressmen use for publicity purposes the secret files of the F.B.I, and other government agencies except in one or two crucial cases. (J. Edgar Hoover of the F.B.I, testified that such publicity CIVIL RIGHTS ...
Jonathan Daniels, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLICITY-SEEKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term publicity-seeking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Piers Morgan In Publicity Seeking Twitter Q&A Shocker - #AskPiers …
The publicity-seeking rogue has somehow managed to garner a large amount of publicity - largely through people attacking his audacity in daring to seek more ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
Brazilian politician accused of undermining effort to clean …
Brazilian politician accused of undermining effort to clean Guanabara Bay by "publicity-seeking" jump into water. Add comment. By Liam Morgan; Tuesday, ... «Insidethegames.biz, May 15»
3
MCA: Ignore Alvin Tan's publicity-seeking antics
PETALING JAYA: The latest video uploaded by controversial blogger Alvin Tan should be ignored as he is merely seeking cheap publicity and attention, said ... «The Star Online, Apr 15»
4
Now that Guinness World Records is in bed with publicity-seeking
The Champagne tasting was over, and things had gotten tense. On one side of the discussion were representatives of the Knot, the wedding-guide website ... «UK Progressive Magazine, Apr 15»
5
Justice Antonin Scalia is a Publicity-Seeking Intellectual Midget
Sometimes you really don't need to write much to do an article on something. Writing about the inanity of Justice Antonin Scalia, the ethics-challenged, ... «ThisCantBeHappening!, Dec 14»
6
Grand Theft Auto makers slam 'publicity-seeking' Lindsay Lohan
The creators of 'Grand Theft Auto V' want Lindsay Lohan to be fined for suing them. Manufacturer Take-Two Interactive has called for the 'Mean Girls' actress' ... «Capital FM Kenya, Aug 14»
7
The Queen didn't deserve to be attacked by the publicity-seeking
The Public Accounts Committee is one of the most respected and important means by which the House of Commons holds the Government to account. Its chair ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
8
The Jump, Channel 4: episode one review
We were promised celebrities risking life and limb on The Jump (Channel 4). What we actually got was publicity-seeking C-listers plopping off a ski jump so ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
9
'Company Man' tells his side of CIA controversies
He snipes at McCain, Kit Bond, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Valerie Plame's husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, a “publicity-seeking, preening ... «STLtoday.com, Jan 14»
10
Publicity seeking not a good thing for Cllr Sheehan's reputation
And once you are seen as a publicity-seeking individual with a rather large neck everything else you do is treated with suspicion, which is why people have ... «Irish Independent, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Publicity-Seeking [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/publicity-seeking>. Apr 2024 ».
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