Definitions for overbearingness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•ver•bear•ingˌoʊ vərˈbɛər ɪŋ(adj.)

  1. domineering; dictatorial; rudely arrogant.

  2. of overwhelming or critical importance.

Origin of overbearing:

1590–1600

o`ver•bear′ing•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness(noun)

    the trait of being imperious and overbearing


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