OVERPROTECTIVE

Meaning of OVERPROTECTIVE in English

/ ˌəʊvəprəˈtektɪv; NAmE ˌoʊvərp-/ adjective

too anxious to protect sb from being hurt, in a way that restricts their freedom :

overprotective parents

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

OVERPROTECTIVE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : unduly or excessively protective
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERPROTECTIVE — — overprotectiveness , n. /oh'veuhr preuh tek"tiv/ , adj. unduly protective. [ 1925-30; OVER- + PROTECTIVE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERPROTECTIVE — adj. overly protective, protective beyond normal standards
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OVERPROTECTIVE — ■ adjective excessively protective. Derivatives overprotect verb overprotection noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVERPROTECTIVE — overprotective BrE AmE ˌəʊv ə prə ʊ ˈtekt ɪv ◂ AmE \ ˌoʊv ə r prə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVERPROTECTIVE — o ‧ ver ‧ pro ‧ tec ‧ tive /ˌəʊvəprəˈtektɪv◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE adjective so anxious to protect someone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERPROTECTIVE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a spoilt rich kid with an overprotective mother ▪ My wife says I'm being …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERPROTECTIVE — [adjective] - wishing to protect (esp. a child) too muchThe children of overprotective parents are sometimes rather nervous.He's very overprotective …
Cambridge English vocab
OVERPROTECTIVE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OVERPROTECTIVE — adj. Overprotective is used with these nouns: ↑ father , ↑ mother , ↑ parent
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVERPROTECTIVE — See ↑ PROTECT 5
Longman Activator English vocab
OVERPROTECTIVE — тот, кто слишком рьяно защищает
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OVERPROTECTIVE — тот, кто слишком рьяно защищает
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
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DOMINATING — adjective 1. : having an air of command a great many women, brave in mannish clothes, dominating and active in …
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FEET — /feet/ , n. 1. a pl. of foot . 2. drag one's feet , to act or proceed slowly or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WRAP SOMEONE IN COTTON WOOL — be overprotective towards someone. → cotton wool
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NURSEMAID — ■ noun dated a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children. ■ verb look after …
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NANNYING — noun be overprotective towards. → nanny
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NANNY — ■ noun ( plural nannies ) 1》 a person, typically a woman, employed to look after a child in its …
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COTTON WOOL — ■ noun 1》 Brit. fluffy wadding of a kind originally made from raw cotton, used especially for cleaning the skin …
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CODDLE — ■ verb 1》 treat in an indulgent or overprotective way. 2》 cook (an egg) in water below boiling point. Derivatives …
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BABY — ■ noun ( plural babies ) 1》 a child or animal that is newly or recently born. 2》 a timid …
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DEFENSE MECHANISM — in psychoanalytic theory, any of a group of mental processes that enables the mind to reach compromise solutions to problems …
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ROLL — ( rolls, rolling, rolled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROLL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When something ~s …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SUFFOCATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB feel ▪ I felt suffocated and found it physically very difficult to breathe. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REINFORCE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES reinforce a notion (= make an idea stronger or easier to believe ) ▪ The …
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