protection

[ pruh-tek-shuhn ]
/ prəˈtɛk ʃən /

noun

Origin of protection

1275–1325; Middle English proteccio(u)n < Late Latin prōtēctiōn- (stem of prōtēctiō) a covering in front. See protect, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR protection

1 security, refuge, safety.
2 guard, defense, shield, bulwark.
3 aegis, sponsorship.
7 pass, permit.

synonym study for protection

2. See cover.

OTHER WORDS FROM protection

pro·tec·tion·al, adjective non·pro·tec·tion, noun o·ver·pro·tec·tion, noun

Words nearby protection

protectant, protected sex, protectee, protecter, protecting, protection, protection ratio, protection test, protectionism, protective, protective colloid

British Dictionary definitions for overprotection

protection
/ (prəˈtɛkʃən) /

noun

the act of protecting or the condition of being protected
something that protects
  1. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports, designed for the protection of domestic industries against overseas competition, expansion of domestic employment, etc
  2. Also called: protectionism the system, policy, or theory of such restrictionsCompare free trade
a document that grants protection or immunity from arrest or harassment to a person, esp a traveller
mountaineering security on a climb provided by running belays, etc
informal
  1. Also called: protection money money demanded by gangsters for freedom from molestation
  2. freedom from molestation purchased in this way

Derived forms of protection

protectionism, noun protectionist, noun, adjective