noun
Meaning 1
The act of overprotecting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- parental overprotection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overprotection
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛkʃən/
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US: /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛkʃən/
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
excessive protection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: momism, overshielding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protection
History
Etymology
From over- + protection.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: sobreprotecció — act of overprotecting
- Finnish: ylisuojelu — act of overprotecting
- French: surprotection — act of overprotecting
- French: hyperprotection — act of overprotecting
- Galician: sobreprotección — act of overprotecting
- German: Überbehüten — act of overprotecting
- Portuguese: superproteção — act of overprotecting
- Russian: гиперопе́ка (giperopéka) — act of overprotecting
- Russian: гиперпроте́кция (giperprotékcija) — act of overprotecting
- Spanish: sobreprotección — act of overprotecting