overprotection

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ protection.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛkʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛkʃən/

Noun

overprotection (countable and uncountable, plural overprotections)

1. The act of overprotecting.

   parental overprotection

Translations

act of overprotecting

• Catalan: sobreprotecció (ca) f
• Finnish: ylisuojelu
• French: surprotection f, hyperprotection f
• Galician: sobreprotección f
• German: Überbehüten n
• Portuguese: superproteção f
• Russian: гиперопе́ка (ru) f (giperopéka), гиперпроте́кция (ru) f (giperprotékcija)
• Spanish: sobreprotección (es) f