Overrespect
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To show excessive respect for (something or someone). transitive
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From over- + respect.
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