overprotectedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, protected adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + protected adj. Compare later overprotect v.

That is protected to an excessive degree; (Business) of or relating to excessive protection of domestic industries from foreign competition. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are too protected as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for > excessively

overprotected1825

1825 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 115 U11 Carbonates, earthy, deposited by sea water on overprotected copper.

1868 Atlantic Monthly 22 128 Prussia, in whose military superiority, to France he does not at all believe, and in whose over-restrained and over-protected people he does not see the greatest promise for the future.

1888 Harper's Mag. Feb. 431 The present state of things, therefore, furnishes no proof that any product whatever of the United States is over-protected, or that the income derived from customs is excessive.

1910 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 18 830 A curtailment of duties in most lines of merchandise, with heavy reductions in the overprotected classes.

1950 R. B. Cattell Personality: Systematic Study xix. 575 Anxiety symptoms occurred more in the overprotected, and stealing, lying, pugnacity, and cruelty in the neglected.

1994 Peace Mag. May 6/1 The defence industry..has lived in a padded cocoon, as an overprotected sector with a business culture alien to the rules of the market.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overprotected
释义	overprotectedadj.n. Brit. /ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, protected adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + protected adj. Compare later overprotect v. That is protected to an excessive degree; (Business) of or relating to excessive protection of domestic industries from foreign competition. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are too protected as a class. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for > excessively overprotected1825 1825 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 115 U11 Carbonates, earthy, deposited by sea water on overprotected copper. 1868 Atlantic Monthly 22 128 Prussia, in whose military superiority, to France he does not at all believe, and in whose over-restrained and over-protected people he does not see the greatest promise for the future. 1888 Harper's Mag. Feb. 431 The present state of things, therefore, furnishes no proof that any product whatever of the United States is over-protected, or that the income derived from customs is excessive. 1910 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 18 830 A curtailment of duties in most lines of merchandise, with heavy reductions in the overprotected classes. 1950 R. B. Cattell Personality: Systematic Study xix. 575 Anxiety symptoms occurred more in the overprotected, and stealing, lying, pugnacity, and cruelty in the neglected. 1994 Peace Mag. May 6/1 The defence industry..has lived in a padded cocoon, as an overprotected sector with a business culture alien to the rules of the market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1825
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