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overbearing

over·bea·ring

US/ˈoʊvɜrˈbɛrɪŋ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

expecting unquestioning obedience

  • “he was imperious and dictatorial”
  • “the timid child of authoritarian parents”
  • “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”

Origin

From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.

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