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OVERPROTECTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overprotection mean?
• OVERPROTECTION (noun)
The noun OVERPROTECTION has 1 sense:
1. excessive protection
Familiarity information: OVERPROTECTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive protection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
momism; overprotection; overshielding
Hypernyms ("overprotection" is a kind of...):
protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)
Derivation:
overprotect (protect excessively)
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