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Deference /ˈdɛfərəns/

📖 Noun 🔥 advanced

Definitions

📝 Polite submission and respect.

🇮🇳 सम्मान / लिहाज

💡 Simple: Showing respect to someone's opinion or rank.

He addressed the judge with great deference.

🔄 Word Forms

deferential (adjective) defer (verb)

✅ Synonyms

❌ Antonyms

🔗 Collocations

out of deference to show deference treated with deference

🔀 Related Words

📍 Usage Context

Formal and professional.

📚 Grammar Notes

Often used in the phrase 'in deference to'.

From French 'déférer', meaning 'to yield'.

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