overbearingness

 [oh-ver-bair-ing]  

o·ver·bear·ing

   [oh-ver-bair-ing]
adjective
1.
domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
2.
of overwhelming or critical importance.
Origin:
1590–1600; overbear + -ing2

Related forms
o·ver·bear·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·bear·ing·ness, noun
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overbearingness

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