Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Catalan sobreprotecció
- sobreproteccióact of overprotecting
Finnish ylisuojelu
- ylisuojeluact of overprotecting
French surprotection, hyperprotection
- surprotectionact of overprotecting
- hyperprotectionact of overprotecting
German Überbehüten
- Überbehütenact of overprotecting
Portuguese superproteção
- superproteçãoact of overprotecting
Russian гиперопе́ка, гиперпроте́кция
- гиперопе́ка (giperopéka)act of overprotecting
- гиперпроте́кция (giperprotékcija)act of overprotecting
Spanish sobreprotección
- sobreprotecciónact of overprotecting
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APA
overprotection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overprotection
MLA
“overprotection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overprotection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overprotection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overprotection.
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