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1Deference-Demagogueby ColeStipe20 termsJuly 13, 2009
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deference definitions
# Definition Sets
1respect173 sets
2courteous respect63 sets
3respect; consideration62 sets
4courteous regard for another's wish50 sets
5a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others40 sets
6great respect39 sets
7respect; courtesy34 sets
8courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); adj. deferential; op. effrontery34 sets
9respect, courtesy32 sets
10courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior27 sets
11submission to another's will; respect; courtesy26 sets
12a show of respect20 sets
13courteous regard for people's feelings20 sets
14the act of yielding to someone else out of respect19 sets
15courteous, respectful18 sets
16courteous regard or respect18 sets
17courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another16 sets
18respectful or courteous regard16 sets
19humble submission and respect15 sets
20act or practice of yielding to another's authority15 sets
21n. yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect14 sets
22(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior14 sets
23respect, consideration13 sets
24a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard12 sets
25n. courteous regard for another's wish12 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 another10 sets
28respectful submission10 sets
29respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.10 sets
30respect and esteem due a superior or an elder9 sets
31respect, consideration, courtesy8 sets
32courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person8 sets
33contempt8 sets
34yielding an opinion, want, or position to another out of respect8 sets
35n. respect; consideration8 sets
36respect; regard for another's wish7 sets
37to show respect7 sets
38respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.7 sets
39(n) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior7 sets
40courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person, respect to superior7 sets