overrespect
overrespect verb: to show excessive respect for (something or someone).
Verb
overrespect (third-person singular simple present overrespects, present participle overrespecting, simple past and past participle overrespected)
- To show excessive respect for (something or someone).
- People who were timid and liberals who overrespected him, old man William treated icily. He stood on the porch with hands in his pockets, rocking on his slanted heels, squinting with his webbed eyes, wearing a curl to his lips.1997, Jere Hoar, “The Incredible Little Louisiana Chicken Killer”, in Body Parts, Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 243
Forms of overrespect
| third-person singular present | overrespects |
|---|---|
| present participle | overrespecting |
| past participle | overrespected |
| past | overrespected |
| alternative form | over-respect |
Origin of overrespect
From over- + respect.
Questions about overrespect
- What does overrespect mean?
- Overrespect means to show excessive respect for (something or someone).
- What part of speech is overrespect?
- Overrespect is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overrespect?
- The past tense of overrespect is overrespected.
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