overbearingness
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋnəs/
:
dominación
- The overbearingness of the teacher stifled the students' creativity.
Examples
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Her overbearingness made it difficult for her colleagues to work with her.
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Her overbearingness made it difficult for others to express their opinions.
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He tried to hide his overbearingness during the meeting, but it was still apparent.
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Many people find his overbearingness off-putting.
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Her overbearingness made it difficult for her colleagues to share their ideas freely.
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The teacher's overbearingness caused students to feel intimidated in her class.
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His overbearingness in the meeting overshadowed the contributions of his team members.
Synonyms
1
8.4
Treating people in a rude, bossy way and not listening to them
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4.3
Telling people what to do in a controlling way
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6.1
Trying too hard to make people do something and annoying them
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9.3
Trying to control others and acting like you are more important
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9.2
A way of trying to help that people do not want and find annoying
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7.6
Being too forceful and not subtle in actions or words
Being overly controlling and not listening to others
A strong way of speaking that does not allow refusal
A way of acting that is arrogant and demanding
Treating people as if they are less smart or important
Antonyms
How Dominating
Surface Forms
Morphology
overbearingness = overbearing (transparent) = over + bear + ing + ness
Standard nominalization of the adjective 'overbearing' with '-ness' yielding 'state or quality of being overbearing'.
Etymology
Overbearingness comes from the part over- meaning 'too much' and bearing meaning 'manner' or 'the way you hold yourself'. So, overbearingness is the quality of being too strong and controlling in how you act.