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Meanings of deference in English

Catalan
deferència
Spanish
sumisión

A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others.

        deferència
        Portuguese
        reverência
        Catalan
        respecte
        Spanish
        consideración

        Courteous regard for people's feelings.

              reverência
              Russian
              покорность
              Spanish
              sumisión
              Catalan
              submissió

              Condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors.

                    Related terms
                    покорность

                    Favourable regard.

                          Usage of deference in English
                          1
                          The days of unquestioning deference to a particular religious grouping are gone.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          His bearing and the deference of the others made his position clear.
                          The Clan of the Cave Bear
                          3
                          The prelate turned to the old General of San Ambrogio with deference.
                          The City and the World and Other Stories
                          4
                          His tone had in it the most delicate, the most friendly deference.
                          Robert Elsmere
                          5
                          Underlying this is deference to the moral authority of the British state.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          His voice was lowered-forher ear; there was deference in his smile.
                          The Mating of Lydia
                          7
                          The department also said the court owed no deference to the U.S.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          The use of the title and the woman's deference bolstered Raegar's confidence.
                          Rage of the Dragon
                          9
                          We're good to go. Raynor was surprised by the bully's sudden deference.
                          Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
                          10
                          These were purely social reassurances -I suppose deference is the better term.
                          Breeder
                          11
                          His approach is non-confrontational, with perhaps even a gentlemanly streak of deference.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          There was something very pleasing in the deference which was shown him.
                          Over the Teacups
                          13
                          He was not in the way. They treated him with rough deference.
                          Some Reminiscences
                          14
                          There was in his manner nothing of deference, nothing of the subordinate.
                          The Lighted Match
                          15
                          In deference to Mr. Hadow I shall not call it a liaison.
                          Chopin : the Man and His Music
                          16
                          He bowed with even more deference than the generality of the people.
                          Fighting for the Right
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                          Translations for deference
                          Deference through the time
                          Deference across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common
                          United States of America
                          Less common