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deferential

/dɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)l/
dɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
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dɛfə - ˈrɛnʃəl -> deferential

Myanmar meaning

(adj) ရိုသေလေးစားတတ်သော။သူတစ်ပါးအလိုကို လိုက်လျောတတ်သော။

Full entry

deference /'defǝrǝns/ n [U]

~ (to sb/sth)
လေးစားလိုက်နာခြင်း။ လိုက်လျောခြင်း။
treat one's elders with due deference ❍ Show deference to a judge ❍ Out of/In deference to our host I avoided all mention of his recent divorce.
deferential /defǝ'renʃl/ adj deferentially /-ʃǝli/ adv

More examples
  • deference /'defǝrǝns/ n [U] ~ (to sb/sth) လေးစားလိုက်နာခြင်း။ လိုက်လျောခြင်း။ treat one's elders with due deference
  • Show deference to a judge
  • Out of/In deference to our host I avoided all mention of his recent divorce. deferential /defǝ'renʃl/ adj deferentially /-ʃǝli/ adv
Synonyms
respect, esteem, high esteem, regard, reverence, admiration, awe, obsequiousness, acclaim, acquiescence, attention, capitulation, civility, complaisance, compliance, condescension, consideration, courtesy, docility, homage, honor, obedience, obeisance, politeness, submission, submissiveness, thoughtfulness, veneration, yielding
Antonyms
discourtesy, disdain, dishonor, disobedience, disregard, disrespect, fight, ignorance, impoliteness, neglect, noncompliance, rudeness, thoughtlessness
Cross references
respectesteemhigh esteemregardreverenceadmirationaweobsequiousnessacclaimacquiescenceattentioncapitulationcivilitycomplaisancecompliancecondescensionconsiderationcourtesydocilityhomagehonorobedienceobeisancepolitenesssubmissionsubmissivenessthoughtfulnessveneration
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