overcontrolling
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərkənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
:
controlador
- Parents who are overcontrolling may unintentionally limit their children's independence.
Examples
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His overcontrolling attitude made it difficult for his team to share their ideas.
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She realized her overcontrolling nature was affecting her friendships.
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Don't be so overcontrolling with your children!
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She is often seen as overcontrolling by her friends.
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His overcontrolling attitude made it difficult for his team to share their ideas.
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Parents who are overcontrolling may unintentionally limit their children's independence.
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She realized her overcontrolling nature was affecting her friendships.
Synonyms
30
5.8
Being proud and trying to control other people
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7.4
Trying to control other people and not listening to their ideas
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5.6
Trying to control other people in a forceful or unfair way
A person who controls others too much and does not let them speak
Having enough shares or power to make important company decisions
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Morphology
overcontrolling = overcontrol (transparent) = over + control + ing
The structure is the same as sense 1: a regular -ing adjective formed from 'overcontrol'; 'over-' meaning excessive is clear.
Etymology
The word overcontrolling combines over- ('too much') and control ('to manage' or 'to hold'), the same root in the common word control. So, someone who is overcontrolling tries to manage other people's actions too much and limits their independence.