Definition of overbearing Overbearing

/owˈvɚbɛˈɹɪŋ/ - [owverbering] - o•ver•bear•ing

We found 7 definitions of overbearing from 5 different sources.

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Adjective
overbearing - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
		disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
		proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
overbearing - expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
		authoritarian, dictatorial
		domineering tending to domineer

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Wiktionary

overbearing (Adjective)
Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

overbearing (a.)
Overpowering; subduing; repressing.
overbearing (a.)
Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

overbearing
Inclined to rule arbitrarily or despotically.

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overbearing, verb, gerund of overbear (infinitive).

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