Definitions
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- noun The act of
overprotecting .
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- noun excessive protection
Etymologies
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Examples
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People seem to think that this kind of overprotection is a safeguard against disease and deviancy.
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Marshall is trying to create a mind shift whereby this kind of overprotection is recast as an abuse of children's rights under the UN Rights of the Child.
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With wisdom, they learn to never indulge in overprotection or retribution.
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Is she, in her overprotection, preventing them from developing the tools necessary to protect themselves and survive in the "wilds" on their own?
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HuffPost Parents recognizes that doing so is not an unreasonable reaction to the world we live in, but there is no faster way to make the joy of parenting -- and hence the quality of our parenting -- plummet than going overboard with overprotection.
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HuffPost Parents recognizes that doing so is not an unreasonable reaction to the world we live in, but there is no faster way to make the joy of parenting -- and hence the quality of our parenting -- plummet than going overboard with overprotection.
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HuffPost Parents recognizes that doing so is not an unreasonable reaction to the world we live in, but there is no faster way to make the joy of parenting -- and hence the quality of our parenting -- plummet than going overboard with overprotection.
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So, like it or not, overprotection is bad preparation for an übercompetitive world.
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So, like it or not, overprotection is bad preparation for an übercompetitive world.
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American Psycho is satire, not horror - so any fanboy overprotection of the material is absurd.
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