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Deference

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Definition

respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.

Synonyms & similar words

compliancy obligingness respect complaisance compliance respectfulness respect submission obeisance homage reverence acquiescence compliance yielding deferentiality veneration deferentialness complaisance adherence observance deferment reservation caution hesitation shyness reluctance

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