overprotective

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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 — overprotectiveness, n. /oh veuhr preuh tek tiv/, adj. unduly protective. [1925 30; OVER + PROTECTIVE] * * * …   Universalium

• 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