overbearing
adjective
over·bear·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈber-iŋ 
1
a
: tending to overwhelm : overpowering
had to deal with his overbearing mother
b
: decisively important : dominant
didn't think it was the overbearing consideration here—
J. S. Cooper
J. S. Cooper2
: harshly and haughtily arrogant
the mayor's overbearing manner of dealing with employees
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Examples of overbearing in a Sentence
He had to deal with his overbearing mother.
Her husband's overbearing manner made her miserable.
Recent Examples on the Web
But the Hong Kong system is fast disappearing under the overbearing power and influence of the Communist Chinese.
—Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
But Budds conducted hundreds of interviews that shaped his abiding view of Landis as an arrogant, overbearing filmmaker who had demanded a big special-effects spectacle in hopes of outshining his more famous peers, like Steven Spielberg.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
His days consist of singing in a men’s choir, chatting on the phone with his overbearing daughter Sonja (Harpa Elísa Þórsdóttir), owning a restaurant in his sleepy village and returning to the sad, silent sanctity of an empty home.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 14 June 2024
Ignacio Diaz-Silverio starred as 16-year-old Rafa Gonzales, who was being raised by his mother and five overbearing uncles.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 2024
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Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
But Budds conducted hundreds of interviews that shaped his abiding view of Landis as an arrogant, overbearing filmmaker who had demanded a big special-effects spectacle in hopes of outshining his more famous peers, like Steven Spielberg.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
His days consist of singing in a men’s choir, chatting on the phone with his overbearing daughter Sonja (Harpa Elísa Þórsdóttir), owning a restaurant in his sleepy village and returning to the sad, silent sanctity of an empty home.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 14 June 2024
Ignacio Diaz-Silverio starred as 16-year-old Rafa Gonzales, who was being raised by his mother and five overbearing uncles.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 2024
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“Overbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overbearing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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