overshielding
/ˌoʊvərˈʃildɪŋ/
noun
- The act of providing too much protection, often to the point of hindering growth or independence.
- Some experts warn against overshielding in parenting, as it limits a child's confidence.
- Overshielding children from failure can prevent them from learning resilience.
- The company's overshielding of its data made the system slow and hard to use.
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adjective
- Providing excessive protection; overly protective.
- The overshielding parents never let their teenager go out with friends.
- The overshielding coating on the phone made it bulky but not much safer.
- An overshielding security system can annoy customers.