Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overprotect

/ˌoʊvɚpɹətˈɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: over-pro-tect
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚpɹətˈɛkt/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English protect English overprotect From over- + protect.

Inflected Forms

overprotects (present, singular) overprotecting (participle, present) overprotected (participle, past) overprotected (past)

Derived Forms

overprotection overprotective

Synonyms

mother fuss

Rhymes With

perfect respect effect expect subject protect direct self-respect correct affect checked suspect

Questions

How do you pronounce overprotect?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚpɹətˈɛkt/.
What does overprotect mean?: To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle
Where does overprotect come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English protect English overprotect From over- + protect.

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