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overbearing
[ oh-ver-bair-ing ]
adjective
- domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- of overwhelming or critical importance.
overbearing
/ ˌəʊ±¹É™Ëˆ²úɛə°ùɪŋ /
adjective
- domineering or dictatorial in manner or action
- of particular or overriding importance or significance
Derived Forms
- ËŒ´Ç±¹±ð°ùˈ²ú±ð²¹°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Çv±ð°ù·²ú±ð²¹°ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ´Çv±ð°ù·²ú±ð²¹°ùi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of overbearing1
Example Sentences
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.
And while the prime minister said he backed the AI Safety Institute set up by the last government, he suggested the Conservatives may have adopted an overbearing approach to AI safety.
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