Overprotectiveness


[oh-ver-pruh-tek-tiv] /ˌoʊ vər prəˈtɛk tɪv/

adjective
1.
unduly .
adj.

also over-protective, 1930, from over- + protective. Related: Overprotectively; overprotectiveness.

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