deference
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈdɛfərəns/
:
respeto
- India was a country with a traditional culture marked by deference to authority and hierarchical social arrangements.
- give deference
- treat with deference
- show deference
But is you, you, you just, you have so much deference for the teachers there, right?
- But is you, you, you just, you have so much deference for the teachers there, right?
- And so there's always in my mind, there's this deference to these people.
- This is let's let these ideas battle and I don't want deference as a CEO.
- There is always this deference given to people that claim to be religious.
- The Court, in applying that star a decisis test to Roe and Casey, did not find them worthy of deference for a whole host of reasons.
- We must detect such cases of cringing, submission and giving way on the basis of why the deference is being paid.
- And then as they age or make mistakes of judgement, the subordinates also will feign deference.
- And I don't want deference as ACEO.
- White people are so insidious and always give deference to racist and racist statements and off color remarks.
Examples
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He showed great deference to his elders by listening respectfully to their advice.
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Third, the court talks about deference to the trial judge.
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There is always this deference given to people that claim to be religious.
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Did I not give deference to his faith?
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And you make the point that deference to authority is not always what's right.
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You do have a way of treating the locals with a certain deference.
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And for your husband's sake, I pray you learn to conduct yourself with more deference.
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It is with the greatest humility that I bow in deference to that great lady, Justice.
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With all due deference to the blind, the prosecution's remarks are deliberately intended to appeal to the sympathy of the jury.
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The clerks indulged him; they treated him with deference; they called him Ah Goong, Old Grandfather.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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Polite actions or words that show you value someone
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A bow or action that shows deep respect to someone
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9.9
A small gesture like a bow that shows respect or obedience
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Willingness to please others and accept their wishes
Antonyms
How Respectful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deference comes from Latin parts de- ('away') and ferre ('to carry'), a combination that came to mean 'to yield' or 'to give up'. Think of the English verb defer, which can mean 'to accept someone else's choice' or 'to delay', so deference is politely giving way to another person's wishes.