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    [Noun]  | "def*er*ence" | \ ˈde-fə-rən(t)s \


    1: respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also : affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes


    Origin: 1660 ;

     Borrowed from French déférence, going back to Middle French deference "act of submitting," from deferer "to submit to another, {see: |defer:2|defer:2}" + -ence {see: |-ence|-ence};

    [Noun]  | "deference" 


    1: a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others;


      * e.g., " ... the sycophantic deference with which the hotel treats celebrity guests "





     [ "deference" ]

    1: respectful submission

      * e.g.,  ... I WAWNA SOUND SMART SO I USE TEH WORD DEFERENCE 

     [ "deferred" ]

    1: When a college tells you to bend over in December and then waits till April to shove that pole up your ass.

      * e.g.,  ... Being deferred from your Early Decision school is worse than being outright rejected because you end up waiting four more months for nothing. 

     [ "deferibly" ]

    1: Pronouncing the word definately after a long alcoholic day / evening.

      * e.g.,  ... You wasted? 

     [ "defer" ]

    1: to disapprove, to dislike mostly used by wrestlers to discribe there stance on a ? because in wrestling defering is give away ur choice

      * e.g.,  ... bro wat do u think about that gurl over there?  

     [ "deferal" ]

    1: to tame an feral animal; make domesticated

      * e.g.,  ... The kitty must be deferalized before it can be adopted. 

     [ "Deferred Pain" ]

    1: What you are in pain but suck it up and worry about it later.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't want to do snake's on the pilaties reformer Jo I wish to defer the pain your putting me through: deferred pain 

     [ "defered pain" ]

    1: What your pilaties teacher can clearly spell better than you, but you are prolonging the pain and deferring your embarrassment.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't want to do snakes I wish to defer the pain of it. Defered pain 

     [ "Deferative" ]

    1: Delayed movement

      * e.g.,  ... Person made a deferative movement. 

     [ "Deferred help" ]

    1: Deferred help: Filling a complaint but nothing is done at a later time.

      * e.g.,  ... After filing a complaint with eeoc for employment discrimination at work and a few months past they are done with the investigation. Base on facts and evidence according to eeoc. It’s apodictic to say that gaylord means boxes… Well I said fuck! “I was so sure I was going to get paid but it’s “Deferred help” . 

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