Usually means: Excessive protection limiting necessary growth.
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  1. overprotection: Merriam-Webster
  2. overprotection: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overprotection: Collins English Dictionary
  4. overprotection: Vocabulary.com
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  8. overprotection: Online Etymology Dictionary
  9. Overprotection: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. overprotection: Rhymezone
  11. overprotection: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. overprotection: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  The act of overprotecting.

Similar:
momism, overshielding, overparenting, overprecaution, overpersonalization, overcarefulness, overoptimization, overconcern, nannying, overprosecution, more...

Opposite:
independence, self-reliance, autonomy


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Similar:
momism, overshielding, overparenting, overprecaution, overpersonalization, overcarefulness, overoptimization, overconcern, nannying, overprosecution, more...

Opposite:
independence, self-reliance, autonomy



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