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o·ver·bear·ing    Audio Help   [oh-ver-bair-ing] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
2.of overwhelming or critical importance.

[Origin: 1590–1600; overbear + -ing2]

o·ver·bear·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·bear·ing·ness, noun
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o·ver·bear·ing    Audio Help   (ō'vər-bâr'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Domineering in manner; arrogant: an overbearing person. See Synonyms at dictatorial.
  2. Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant.

o'ver·bear'ing·ly adv., o'ver·bear'ing·ness n.
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overbearingness

noun
the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: imperiousness

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