Overprotect Definition

ōvər-prə-tĕkt
overprotects
verb
To protect more than is necessary or desirable; specif., to exercise excessive, damaging control over (one's child, etc.) in seeking to shield from hurt, conflict, disappointment, etc.
Webster's New World
To protect too much; coddle.
Overprotected their children.
American Heritage

To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle.

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Overprotect Sentence Examples

  • Many people respond with guilt, fear, or blame when a genetic disorder is diagnosed in the family, or they may overprotect the affected member.

  • They tend to overprotect their children, with much greater danger to their personal and emotional development than the risk of developing rickets.

  • In this era, where parents do everything to overprotect their kids and shower them with useless toys, computer games and TV shows, I present an alternative way to raise a kid.

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