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Definition of overbearing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overbearing

adjective
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈberɪŋ/
(disapproving)
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  1. trying to control other people in an unpleasant way synonym domineering
    • an overbearing parent
    • an overbearing manner
    • She found him rude and overbearing.
    • I wasn’t the least impressed or intimidated by her overbearing attitude.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverbearing is used with these nouns:
    • father
    • mother
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See overbearing in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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