overprotective
pronunciation
How to pronounce overprotective in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəprəˈtektɪv]
How to pronounce overprotective in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərprəˈtektɪv]
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- Adjective:
- overly protective
Word Origin
- overprotective (adj.)
- also over-protective, 1930, from over- + protective. Related: Overprotectively; overprotectiveness.
Example
- 1. A smothering , overprotective mother
- 2. Sometimes my overprotective nature gets the better of me .
- 3. They had gotten along well , but his father was overprotective , filling Vincent 's head with worrisome thoughts .
- 4. In the deeply conservative south , most women spend their lives hemmed in by high walls and overprotective men .
- 5. The children of overprotective parents are sometimes rather nervous .