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overprotection

UK/ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛkʃən/US/ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛkʃən/

overprotection noun: the act of overprotecting.

Noun

overprotection (countable and uncountable, plural overprotections)

  1. The act of overprotecting.
    • parental overprotection

overprotection meaning in Bengali

overprotection in Bengali

অতিসংরক্ষণ, অতিরিক্ত সুরক্ষা দেওয়ার কাজ

Forms of overprotection

pluraloverprotections

Origin of overprotection

From over- + protection.

Questions about overprotection

What does overprotection mean?
Overprotection means the act of overprotecting.
What is overprotection in Bengali?
Overprotection in Bengali is অতিসংরক্ষণ, অতিরিক্ত সুরক্ষা দেওয়ার কাজ. See Overprotection meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is overprotection?
Overprotection is a noun.
How do you pronounce overprotection?
Overprotection is pronounced /ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛkʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of overprotection?
The plural of overprotection is overprotections.

Words near overprotection in the dictionary

  1. overprosperity
  2. overprosperous
  3. overprotect
  4. overprotected
  5. overprotecting
  6. overprotection
  7. overprotections
  8. overprotective
  9. overprotectively
  10. overprotectiveness
  11. overprotectivism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overprotection (page history and authors); overprotection (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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