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overcontrolling

overcontrolling

7.2
Holding back your feelings so you rarely show them
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərkənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
translation icon : controlador
  • Because of her overcontrolling tendencies, she struggled to express her true feelings during conflicts.

Examples

  • Her overcontrolling nature made it difficult for her to relax in social situations.

  • Don't be so overcontrolling with your emotions!

  • The overcontrolling parent rarely allowed their child to make independent choices.

  • He became overcontrolling at work, monitoring every detail of his team's projects.

  • He is too overcontrolling in his relationships.

  • The overcontrolling manager stifled his team's creativity by not allowing them to share their ideas.

  • Many found his overcontrolling behavior exhausting, as he always dictated how others should act.

Synonyms

repressed
vsovercontrolling
6 6.5

Having strong feelings that a person keeps inside and does not show to others

is more extreme and restrains feelings and impulses so they are rarely shown

How Restrained

overcontrolling
7.2
composed
1 4.3
expressive
41 3.4

Surface Forms

overcontrolling positive

Morphology

overcontrolling = controlling (transparent) = over + control + ing

The word is transparently built from 'controlling' with the prefix 'over-' indicating excessiveness.

Etymology

The word overcontrolling comes from the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and control meaning 'to hold' or 'to manage'. So, being overcontrolling with yourself means you hold your feelings in too tightly and rarely show them.