1. excessive eagerness to please or obey someone, especially someone in authority
Usage: often implies insincerity or servility

Examples

• The employee’s obsequiousness toward the boss made his colleagues uncomfortable.
• Her obsequiousness was so obvious that it seemed fake and calculated.
• The waiter’s obsequiousness went beyond good service into annoying territory.
• His obsequiousness prevented him from ever expressing his own opinions.
• The politician’s obsequiousness toward wealthy donors was widely criticized.
• She mistook his obsequiousness for genuine respect and kindness.