What does overprotective mean
OVERPROTECTIVE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
Examples of overprotective
overprotective
We are so afraid of marathons and so overprotective of pregnancies, it forms this kind of perfect storm.
From ESPN
That kind of life still exists with low-income families but rich people are very overprotective with their kids.
From NPR
This is not to be confused with young people wanting to sow wild oats and be independent from the influence (and over-protective supervision) of parents.
From Huffington Post
The way he describes it, it's the type of game that would get outlawed by overprotective parents and administrators today.
From New York Post
These parents didn't strike me as irrational, uninformed or overprotective.
From Buffalo News
It sets up the film's ultimate showdown: the over-protective national suits versus the upstart hacktivist.
From Ars Technica
It was the typical overprotective parent but who also happens to be the coach.
From New York Post
Like an overprotective parent on the first day of school, a targeting factor sometimes needs a little push to let go of its cargo.
From Phys.Org
Some other parents and school administrators have called her overprotective, she said.
From NBCNews.com
Parents who are too harsh or overprotective, for example, can boost their children's odds of going from shy to socially anxious.
From Huffington Post
If his mom was coddling and overprotective, he may want you to change his diaper and wipe his nose.
From CNN
The ferocious feline had apparently just had a kitten, so local animal control representatives thought it was just being overprotective.
From TIME
Why is she so paranoid and overprotective?
From Hollywood Reporter
If a player declines to be interviewed after a tough loss - or, more likely an overprotective sports information director hides him - he's going to be criticized.
From Chicago Tribune
And if they're lucky enough, just maybe they'll flourish and unfurl into glorious harps of their own and, ignoring the pleas of their overprotective parents, one day join a band.
From Wired
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Translations of overprotective
in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指對孩子）過分保護的，袒護的，過於溺愛的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指对孩子）过分保护的，袒护的，过于溺爱的…
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Overprotect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
over·pro·tect ˌō-vər-prə-ˈtekt
transitive verb
: to protect (someone or something) more than is necessary or reasonable
Resist overprotecting your daughter because it sends the message that you think she can't handle the situation … Kathy Lynn
But this lawsuit questions whether the university had overprotected an athlete.
Marcia Chambers
One never notices a dead flower, and other artists have said they feel the garden actually looks too fresh and overprotected. R. I. C. Fisher
overprotection
ˌō-vər-prə-ˈtek-shən
noun
… millennials' perceived entitlement isn't a result of overprotection but an adaptation to a world of abundance. Joel Stein
overprotective
ˌō-vər-prə-ˈtek-tiv
adjective
… she was constantly anxious and pathologically overprotective of her son; he had, literally, to escape the grounds of their estate and the watchfulness of a swarm of servants in order to play with another child.
Anne Bernays
overprotectiveness noun
held back by the overprotectiveness of his parents
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1885, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of overprotect was circa 1885
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overprotect
over·pro·tect -prə-ˈtekt
: to protect unduly
overprotected children
overprotective
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adjective
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On August 10, 2014, the Wikimedia Foundation added a new 'superprotect' right - assigned to the 'staff' global contributor group (Foundation staff) - that allowed pages to be made uneditable, even by administrators. This has created a new hierarchy system in which administrators are no longer the most trusted users of our wikis.
The technical feature was removed in November 2015, but the Wikimedia Foundation has not substantially addressed the reasoning that went into its deployment, or what conditions might prompt similar efforts in the future.
The overprotection right was first used on the same day to prevent German Wikipedia administrators from editing the MediaWiki:Common.js page through which mw:MediaViewer was disabled during an edit war between two administrators and a Foundation employee. Like the English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, the German language section of Wikipedia has decided to turn this feature off by default:August 2014 The Wikimedia Foundation rejected this decision, and discussion began in the community about what to do next.
Rather than put the MediaViewer feature back into Beta, so that users can optionally enable it if they find it beneficial, WMF enforced its deployment of this software to all readers, with threats of removing users' administrative privileges on English Wikipedia, and now preventing this script from being altered by administrators on German Wikipedia.
On August 27, 2014, the Wikimedia Foundation removed superprotection from the page, but the 'superprotect' right itself and the Media Viewer settings were left unchanged.
On 2015-11-05, the Wikimedia Foundation removed the Superprotect right from all Wikimedia wikis. [1] Executive Director Lila Tretikov stated:
We wanted to remove Superprotect. Superprotect set up a precedent of mistrust, and this is something it was really important for us to remove, to at least come back to the baseline of a relationship where we're working together, we're one community, to create a better process . To make sure we can move together faster, and to make sure everybody is part of that process, everybody is part of that conversation, and not just us at the Wikimedia Foundation." [1]
- Wikimedia Foundation statements one, two, and three and consultations one, two and three.
- Global community consultations: Requests for comment/Superprotect rights, Letter to Wikimedia Foundation: Superprotect and Media Viewer.
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- 1 See also
- 2 Media coverage
- 3 Blog coverage
- 4 On Wikipedia
- 5 References
- Power structure
- Candidates in the 2015 Board of Trustees election were asked about Superprotect: Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2015/Questions/1#Use of Superprotect and respect for community consensus Superprotect': Wikimedia behält das letzte Wort bei Wikipedia" (Super Protect: Wikimedia has the last word at Wikipedia)
- "Superschutz: Wikimedia-Stiftung zwingt deutschen Nutzern Mediaviewer auf" (Superprotection: Wikimedia Foundation forcing Media Viewer on German users)
- "Wikipedia: Superprotect-Streit spitzt sich zu" (Wikipedia: Superprotect dispute escalates).
- English Wikipedia's Signpost , August 2014: Media Viewer controversy spreads to German Wikipedia
- Slashdot , August 21, 2014: Latest Wikipedia Uproar Over 'Superprotection'
- The Register , September 2014 (prior to delivery of the letter): Jimbo tells Wikipedians: You CAN'T vote to disable 'key software features'
- The Epoch Times covered the issue (without specifically naming it) and the letter in April 2015: Wikipedia's Crisis of Identity
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- Mike Linksvayer, a Wikipedian and former Vice President of Creative Commons, mentioned Superprotect in the context of governance and community dynamics, May 2015: Democratizing Wikimedia Innovation
- Superprotect: How Wikimedia board candidates addressed it, June 2015
- Op-ed by Pete Forsyth on the removal of Superprotect and what it means, November 2015
- en:Wikipedia:Superprotect
- de:Wikipedia:Superschutz
- en:Wikipedia:Songs about Wikipedia/Wiki Bells (protest song)
- ↑ WMF Product development process, 05.
November 2015
Deodorant-antiperspirant Fa "Sport. Overprotection" 96 hours - "96 hours?! “What do they mean: no bathing for four days?!”
Hello everyone!
Another one of my antiperspirants. Without further ado, I'll jump right into the description.
Protection
Definitely not 96 hours! I don’t know what kind of sport we are talking about (meditation is not a sport?), Its protection is enough for me for a maximum of 24 hours on a normal active working day. And what do they mean : not bathe for four days?
Drying
He surprised me! I had a lot of different roll-on antiperspirants: maybe I don’t remember well, but I don’t remember a single one that would dry so quickly. I haven’t had time to get out of the bathroom after the shower, and it has already dried up (it’s not summer heat now!). Especially since it’s not enough for me to smear back and forth! Maybe it's from the high content of aluminum chlorohydrate?
Aroma
Sharp and obtrusive (some kind of floral-perfumery composition), quite expressive (strong) - you can smell it 3-4 hours after application.
In general, for an amateur.
Fa Sport 96 h
White marks
I don't get them with any antiperspirant. There is just one rule that eliminates white marks and increases the effectiveness of antiperspirant :
- I take a shower before bed
- I apply antiperspirant after a shower
- no traces on clothes in the morning
And if I apply before going out, then traces on black remain even from "transparent" antiperspirants (verified by personal experience).
Ingredients
The listed ingredients are the same as in all antiperspirants, I did not find anything additionally harmful in the composition. Increased protection is provided by a high content of aluminum chlorohydrate, but the composition is indicated without proportions.
Fa Sport 96 h
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Transparent glass bottle - you can see how much is left - convenient.
