overbearing
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
expecting unquestioning obedience
the timid child of authoritarian parents
Related & opposite
- imperiousness derivation
- domineering similar to
Sense 2 adjective
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
Related & opposite
- arrogance derivation
- condescension derivation
- imperiousness derivation
- proud similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | imperiousness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | domineering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrogance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | condescension |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | imperiousness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | proud |