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OVERBEARING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expecting unquestioning obedience
Example:
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
Synonyms:
authoritarian; dictatorial; overbearing
Classified under:
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
Derivation:
overbearingness (the trait of being imperious and overbearing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example:
a more swaggering mood than usual
Synonyms:
disdainful; haughty; imperious; lordly; overbearing; prideful; sniffy; supercilious; swaggering
Classified under:
Similar:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
Derivation:
overbearingness (the trait of being imperious and overbearing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb overbear
