to overcontrol
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərkənˈtroʊl/
:
controlar en exceso
- If you constantly overcontrol the project, the team's ability to innovate will suffer.
Examples
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When managers overcontrol their teams, it can stifle creativity and reduce morale.
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Don't overcontrol, and don't act cocky.
Fiction book (1994) -
The control board never seemed to work quite right, and the drones had a strong tendency to overcontrol, resulting in repeated fishtailing and skidding.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's important to let your child make mistakes instead of trying to overcontrol their every move.
Synonyms
64
5.6
To limit what someone can do or how they can act
17
6.3
To control every small part of another person's work in a way that is not needed
1
5.1
Keep someone too safe so they do not face problems or learn to do things alone
1
6.9
To make too many rules that limit businesses or activities
1
7.3
To control someone too much so they cannot decide or act
Make a person or situation too controlled so they cannot act on their own
To use power or rights too much and harm people
Antonyms
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
How Controlling
17
6.3
∞
2.8
189
3.5
643
2.7
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overcontrol is made from over- ('too much') and control ('to manage'), so to overcontrol someone is to manage them 'too much' and stop them becoming independent.