Australian English Meaning of deference

deference

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Definitions and Meaning of deference in English

Wordnet

deference (n)

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

courteous regard for people's feelings

a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

Webster

deference (n.)

A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.

FAQs About the word deference

deference

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard, courteous regard for people's feelings, a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of othersA

acquiescence,obedience,submissiveness,consent,Bidability,complaisance,compliance,compliance,docility,having a laugh

defiance,disobedience,Hostility,animosity,Antipathy,enmity,Ill will,intractability,recalcitrance

defer => defer, defensory => defensive, defensor => Defender, defensiveness => Defensiveness, defensively => defensively,