the lady doth protest too much

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It is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true

In all Penelope's devotion to her husband there is an ever present sense that the lady doth protest too much.

the lady doth protest too much

    Hyphenation

    the la·dy doth pro·test too much

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi leydi dôth prıtest tu mʌç

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē ˈlādē ˈdôᴛʜ prəˈtest ˈto͞o ˈməʧ/ /ðiː ˈleɪdiː ˈdɔːθ prəˈtɛst ˈtuː ˈmʌʧ/

    Etymology

    () From the line: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks," from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act III, scene II.
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