overbearing

English

Etymology

From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) +‎ -ing.

Adjective

overbearing (comparative more overbearing, superlative most overbearing)

Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

Synonyms

demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed
See also Thesaurus:bossy
See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Derived terms

overbearingly

Translations

overly bossy or domineering

Arabic: متسلط‎‎
Armenian: հրամայական (hy) (hramayakan), բռնապետական (hy) (bṙnapetakan)
Finnish: määräilevä, komenteleva
French: dominateur (fr), despotique (fr)
German: anmaßend (de), herrisch (de), überheblich (de)
Hebrew: דומיננטי‎‎ (he), שתלטן‎‎
Hungarian: basáskodó (hu)

Interlingua: imperiose
Irish: anúdarásach, forbhríoch, iomarcach, stróinéiseach, tiarnúil
Maori: tuanui, hākiki, ngarengare
Polish: arogancki (pl) m
Russian: вла́стный (ru) (vlástnyj)
Spanish: oprimente, subyugante
Swedish: högdragen (sv)

Further reading

overbearing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
overbearing in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
overbearing at OneLook Dictionary Search

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