overbearing person

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• overbearing — o|ver|bear|ing [ ,ouvər berıŋ ] adjective an overbearing person always tries to control other people s behavior and ignores their opinions and feelings: DOMINEERING a. used for describing someone s behavior: an overbearing manner ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• overbearing — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)be͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) An overbearing person tries to make other people do what he or she wants in an unpleasant and forceful way. My husband can be quite overbearing with our son. Syn: domineering …   English dictionary

• overbearing — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈbeərɪŋ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈberɪŋ] adjective a) an overbearing person always tries to control other people s behaviour and ignores their opinions and feelings b) used for describing someone s behaviour an overbearing manner Derived word:… …   English dictionary

• overbearing — [ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ] adj an overbearing person tries to control other people s behaviour and ignores their feelings …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• domineering person — overbearing person …   English contemporary dictionary

• very important person — noun an important or influential (and often overbearing) person • Syn: ↑VIP, ↑high up, ↑dignitary, ↑panjandrum, ↑high muckamuck • Hypernyms: ↑important person, ↑influential person, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bully — I. /ˈbʊli / (say boolee) noun (plural bullies) 1. a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who browbeats smaller or weaker people. 2. a. a quandong seed threaded on a string. b. (plural) a children s game in which one player uses their bully …  

• high muckety-muck — high muckamuck also high muckety muck n. Informal ▸ An important, often overbearing person. ╂ [By folk etymology (influenced by HIGH(Cf. ↑high)) from Chinook Jargon hayo makamak, much food, plenty to eat, hayo, much (from Nootka ḥayo, ten),… …   Word Histories

• high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… …   Useful english dictionary

• bully — bully1 bullyable, adj. /bool ee/, n., pl. bullies, v., bullied, bullying, adj., interj. n. 1. a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. 2. Archaic. a man hired to do violence. 3 …   Universalium

• bully — I bul•ly [[t]ˈbʊl i[/t]] n. pl. lies, 1) a quarrelsome, overbearing person who badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people 2) archaic a man hired to do violence 3) Obsolete. a) a pimp b) a good friend; good fellow c) a sweetheart 4) to… …   From formal English to slang