Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: overbearing
IPA transcription: ['oʊvɚb'ɛɹɪŋ]
Pronunciations of overbearing
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing
    Meaning: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
Usage examples
  • There were those who declared that Lady Mountjoy was of all women the most overbearing and impertinent.
  • That the crown is this overbearing part in the English constitution needs not be mentioned, and that it derives its whole consequence merely from being the giver of places and pensions is self-evident; wherefore, though we have been wise enough to shut and lock a door against absolute monarchy, we at the same time have been foolish enough to put the crown in possession of the key.
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