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  2. The meaning of DEFERENCE is respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also : affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes. How to use deference in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Deference.

  3. noun [ U ] us / ˈdef·ə·rəns / Add to word list. respect shown for another person esp. because of that person’s experience, knowledge, age, or power: In deference to nature lovers, the town refused to grant a permit to builders who would have filled in a swamp used by many birds. deferential. adjective us / ˌdef·əˈren·tʃəl /

  4. Deference definition: respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.. See examples of DEFERENCE used in a sentence.

  5. noun. courteous regard for people's feelings. “in deference to your wishes” synonyms: respect, respectfulness. see more. noun. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard. “his deference to her wishes was very flattering” synonyms: respect. see more. noun. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others.

  6. 3 days ago · 1. submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another. 2. courteous regard; respect. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from French déférence; see defer2. Word Frequency. deference in American English. (ˈdɛfərəns ) noun. 1. a yielding in opinion, judgment, or wishes. 2.

  7. noun [ U ] us / ˈdef·ə·rəns / Add to word list. respect shown for another person esp. because of that person’s experience, knowledge, age, or power: In deference to nature lovers, the town refused to grant a permit to builders who would have filled in a swamp used by many birds. deferential. adjective us / ˌdef·əˈren·tʃəl /

  8. [uncountable] behaviour that shows that you respect somebody/something. in deference to somebody/something The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country. out of deference to somebody/something The flags were lowered out of deference to the bereaved family. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

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