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—overprotectiveness, n./oh'veuhr preuh tek"tiv/, adj.unduly protective.[1925-30; OVER- + PROTECTIVE]
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overprotective — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively protective … English terms dictionary
overprotective — adj. Overprotective is used with these nouns: ↑father, ↑mother, ↑parent … Collocations dictionary
overprotective — o|ver|pro|tec|tive [ˌəuvəprəˈtektıv US ˌouvər ] adj so anxious to protect someone from harm that you restrict their freedom ▪ overprotective parents … Dictionary of contemporary English
overprotective — o|ver|pro|tec|tive [ ,ouvərprə tektıv ] adjective too worried about someone s safety, so that you prevent them from being independent: an overprotective mother … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overprotective — adjective so anxious to protect someone from harm, danger etc that you restrict their freedom: I suppose I ve been overprotective, but Mike s my only son … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overprotective — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)prəˈtektɪv] / US [ˌoʊvərprəˈtektɪv] adjective too worried about someone s safety, so that you prevent them from being independent an overprotective mother … English dictionary
overprotective — adjective overly protective (Freq. 1) overprotective parents • Similar to: ↑protective … Useful english dictionary
overprotective — adjective excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children) Ant: underprotective … Wiktionary
overprotective — adj. overly protective, protective beyond normal standards … English contemporary dictionary
overprotective — adjective excessively protective. Derivatives overprotect verb overprotection noun overprotectively adverb overprotectiveness noun … English new terms dictionary
