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overbearing
[ oh-ver-bair-ing ]
adjective
- domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- of overwhelming or critical importance.
overbearing
/ ˌəʊəˈɛəɪŋ /
adjective
- domineering or dictatorial in manner or action
- of particular or overriding importance or significance
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- v·iԲ· adverb
- v·iԲ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of overbearing1
Example Sentences
Foreign leaders have domestic politics too, and if they’re seen as capitulating to an overbearing U.S. president, they pay a price.
New Zealand's commerce minister Andrew Bayly has resigned as a government minister after he "placed a hand" on a staff member's upper arm last week, in what he described as "overbearing" behaviour.
The show sees Lucy Punch reprise her role as Amanda, the overbearing and competitive mother who was a viewer favourite in the original series.
His father, Dave, was a salesman who never recovered from the Great Depression; the breadwinner was his mother, Rhoda, a fashion sketch artist whose overbearing nature left track marks on his psyche.
Henry is overprotective while Mary is overbearing and suffering from artist’s block.
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