Definitions for overbearingˌoʊ vərˈbɛər ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•bear•ingˌoʊ vərˈbɛər ɪŋ(adj.)
domineering; dictatorial; rudely arrogant.
of overwhelming or critical importance.
Origin of overbearing:
1590–1600
o`ver•bear′ing•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing(adj)
expecting unquestioning obedience
"the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering(adj)
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
Wiktionary
overbearing(Adjective)
Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
Translations for overbearing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorheersend, baasspelerig, aanmatigendAfrikaans

- مُتَعَجْرِف، مُتَغَطْرِسArabic

- надмененBulgarian

- autoritárioPortuguese (BR)

- zpupnýCzech

- anmaßendGerman

- overbærendeDanish

- αυταρχικός, ισχυρογνώμωνGreek

- dominante, autoritarioSpanish

- enesekindelEstonian

- از خود راضیFarsi

- määräileväFinnish

- arrogantFrench

- שְתַלטָנִיHebrew

- यह सोच कि वह सही हैHindi

- bahat, arogantanCroatian

- hatalmaskodóHungarian

- merasa benarIndonesian

- drambláturIcelandic

- altezzoso, arroganteItalian

- おうへいなJapanese

- 거만한Korean

- valdingas, nenuginčijamasLithuanian

- pašpārliecināts; valdonīgsLatvian

- suka menguasai orang lainMalay

- arrogantDutch

- overlegen, hovenNorwegian

- apodyktycznyPolish

- از خود راضیPersian

- له ځان راضىPashto

- autoritárioPortuguese

- arogantRomanian

- властныйRussian

- arogantnýSlovak

- prevzetenSlovenian

- arogantanSerbian

- övermodig, överlägsenSwedish

- ช่างเจ้ากี้เจ้าการThai

- buyurucu, küstahTurkish

- 傲慢的,專橫的Chinese (Trad.)

- владний, наказовийUkrainian

- تحکم پسندUrdu

- độc đoánVietnamese

- 傲慢的,专横的Chinese (Simp.)

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