overbearing
AdjectiveUS[oh-ver-ber-ing]/ˈoʊvɚˈbɛrɪŋ/4 syllables
Synonyms:
authoritariandictatorialdisdainfulhaughtyimperiouslordlypridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggering
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- expecting unquestioning obedience“the timid child of authoritarian parents”“insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”Synonyms: authoritariandictatorialOpposite submissiveSimilar domineering
- 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”Synonyms: disdainfulhaughtyimperiouslordlypridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggeringOpposite humbleSimilar proud
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
O′ver·bear′ing adjective
1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. Isaac Watts
2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.
—O′wb-a2′>′ver·bear′wb-a1′>′ing·ly, adverb — O′wb-a2′>′ver·bear′wb-a1′>′ing·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54