Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Domineering in manner; arrogant: synonym: dictatorial.
- adjective Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bearing down; repressing; overwhelming.
- Haughty and dictatorial; disposed or tending to repress or subdue in an imperious or insolent manner: as, an overbearing disposition or manner.
- Synonyms Domineering, lordly, arrogant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Overpowering; subduing; repressing.
- adjective Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Overly bossy ,domineering , orarrogant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expecting unquestioning obedience
- adjective having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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Examples
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Perry, who caused a stir in 2009 when he openly pondered his state's secession from the United States, was sharply critical of what he called an overbearing federal government.
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Perry, who caused a stir in 2009 when he openly pondered his state's secession from the United States, was sharply critical of what he called an overbearing federal government.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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She was also known as the overbearing mother Ida Morgenstern on the 1970s comedy series Rhoda, Nancy Walker was an established stage performer for decades before making it in television.
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However, call her overbearing and annoying, her “Ghetto” origins or lack thereof dont appear to have any bearing.
Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode 3 | EW.com 2009
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"I've learned over the years to temper that emotion, that inclination to be what some people would call overbearing," Ferris said this week.
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"I've learned over the years to temper that emotion, that inclination to be what some people would call overbearing," Ferris said this week.
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"I've learned over the years to temper that emotion, that inclination to be what some people would call overbearing," Ferris said this week.
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At a pre-trial hearing for Khadr last month, Hartmann was described as overbearing and tactless and alleged to have overstepped his role as legal adviser to become the "de facto chief prosecutor."
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The fact is that if your parents root for a certain team and "encourage" their children to root for that team -- and that is either sentimentally awesome or the worst kind of overbearing -- chances are the kid is going to turn out to be a fan of that team.
Dan Shanoff: Introducing My Son to MLB, Wrigley Field and His Fan DNA 2010
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The fact is that if your parents root for a certain team and "encourage" their children to root for that team -- and that is either sentimentally awesome or the worst kind of overbearing -- chances are the kid is going to turn out to be a fan of that team.
Dan Shanoff: Introducing My Son to MLB, Wrigley Field and His Fan DNA 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word overbearing
Oh, the monster overbearing!
Don't go near him, he is swearing!
-- Cousin Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore, by W.S. Gilbert
August 20, 2008