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- Dictionaryoverbearing/ˌəʊvəˈbɛːrɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. unpleasantly overpowering: "he can't wait to get away from his overbearing parents"
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OVERBEARING definition: 1. too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERBEARING is tending to overwhelm : overpowering. How to use overbearing in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Overbearing.
OVERBEARING meaning: 1. too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant…. Learn more.
Overbearing definition: domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.. See examples of OVERBEARING used in a sentence.
Define overbearing. overbearing synonyms, overbearing pronunciation, overbearing translation, English dictionary definition of overbearing. adj. 1. Domineering in manner; arrogant: an overbearing official. See Synonyms at dictatorial. 2. Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:...
Overbearing means domineering. You might find it difficult to play the piano as your overbearing instructor criticizes every key you touch. The adjective overbearing typically describes a person who is haughty and dictatorial.
adjective. An overbearing person tries to make other people do what he or she wants in an unpleasant and forceful way. [disapproval] He can be quite overbearing with his staff. [ + with] Synonyms: domineering, lordly, superior, arrogant More Synonyms of overbearing. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. /ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈberɪŋ/ (disapproving) 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 Dictionary. Join us.
trying to have too much control over other people: an overbearing mother.
to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight. to overcome or overwhelm: A spirited defense had overborne the enemy attack. to prevail over or overrule (wishes, objections, etc.): She overbore all objections to the new plan.
