My husband can be quite overbearing with our son.
English dictionary. 2008.
Overbearing — O ver*bear ing, a. 1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent. [1913 Webster] {O ver*bear ing*ly}, adv. {O ver*bear ing*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overbearing — index brutal, dictatorial, disdainful, dogmatic, inflated (vain), insolent, onerous, oppressive … Law dictionary
overbearing — supercilious, disdainful, lordly, arrogant, haughty, *proud, insolent Analogous words: domineering, *masterful, imperious: scorning or scornful, despising or despiteful, contemning (see corresponding verbs at DESPISE): autocratic, despotic,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
overbearing — [adj] arrogant, domineering ascendant, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, cocky*, despotic, dictatorial, disdainful, dogmatic, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty*, highhanded*, imperative, imperial, imperious, insolent, magisterial, officious,… … New thesaurus
overbearing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasantly overpowering … English terms dictionary
overbearing — [ō΄vər ber′iŋ] adj. 1. acting in a dictatorial manner; arrogant; domineering 2. of transcending importance; overriding SYN. PROUD overbearingly adv … English World dictionary
overbearing — o|ver|bear|ing [ ,ouvər berıŋ ] adjective an overbearing person always tries to control other people s behavior and ignores their opinions and feelings: DOMINEERING a. used for describing someone s behavior: an overbearing manner ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overbearing — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈbeərɪŋ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈberɪŋ] adjective a) an overbearing person always tries to control other people s behaviour and ignores their opinions and feelings b) used for describing someone s behaviour an overbearing manner Derived word:… … English dictionary
overbearing — adj. Overbearing is used with these nouns: ↑father, ↑mother … Collocations dictionary
overbearing — o|ver|bear|ing [ˌəuvəˈbeərıŋ US ˌouvərˈber ] adj always trying to control other people without considering their wishes or feelings = ↑domineering ▪ a bossy, overbearing wife … Dictionary of contemporary English
