Overbearing - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌəʊvərˈberɪŋ|
Brit.
|əʊvəˈbeərɪŋ|
adjective
- expecting unquestioning obedience (syn: authoritarian, dictatorial)
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy (syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious)Extra examples
He had to deal with his overbearing mother.
Her husband's overbearing manner made her miserable.
...an overbearing, bullying boss who is fond of sending invective e-mails to long-suffering assistants...
...a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing...
Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss.
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