overbearing
Americanadjective
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domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
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of overwhelming or critical importance.
adjective
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domineering or dictatorial in manner or action
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of particular or overriding importance or significance
Other Word Forms
- overbearingly adverb
- overbearingness noun
Etymology
Origin of overbearing
Example Sentences
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Bruccoleri adds that the biggest journey her character goes on in the show is trying to find a way to remove herself emotionally from her overbearing mother.
From BBC
Everyone who met him noticed his thick football neck and his great huge head and his overbearing manner, which was interpreted as both admirably direct and a mask.
From Literature
She claims she tried to end the relationship after a few months when Alvarado turned overbearing and possessive.
From Los Angeles Times
But their marriage sours and her in-laws turn overbearing.
From Los Angeles Times
"I felt I was at sports day with the kids. Like a loving, overbearing mother, I was putting him off," Garraway noted to the cameras.
From BBC
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