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1Deference-Demagogueby ColeStipe20 termsJuly 13, 2009
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deference definitions
# Definition Sets
1respect161 sets
2courteous respect58 sets
3respect; consideration51 sets
4courteous regard for another's wish46 sets
5great respect35 sets
6courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); adj. deferential; op. effrontery34 sets
7respect; courtesy33 sets
8a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others33 sets
9respect, courtesy31 sets
10submission to another's will; respect; courtesy27 sets
11courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior26 sets
12a show of respect20 sets
13the act of yielding to someone else out of respect18 sets
14courteous regard or respect18 sets
15courteous, respectful18 sets
16courteous regard for people's feelings16 sets
17act or practice of yielding to another's authority15 sets
18respectful or courteous regard15 sets
19n. yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect14 sets
20courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another14 sets
21humble submission and respect13 sets
22(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior13 sets
23n. courteous regard for another's wish12 sets
24a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard12 sets
25respect, consideration11 sets
26n. respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.10 sets
27respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.10 sets
28respectful submission10 sets
29respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another10 sets
30respect and esteem due a superior or an elder8 sets
31contempt8 sets
32respect, consideration, courtesy8 sets
33courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person8 sets
34yielding an opinion, want, or position to another out of respect8 sets
35respect; regard for another's wish7 sets
36courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person, respect to superior7 sets
37(n) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior7 sets
38respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.7 sets
39to show respect6 sets
40respect for the wishes of others6 sets