control freak

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control freak

Slang

One who has an obsessive need to exert control over people and situations.

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control freak

(Psychology) a person with an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening

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control′ freak`

a person having a strong need for control.

[1975–80, Amer.]

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control freak - someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people

compulsive - a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

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STEVE HENDRY n Raymond Mearns - Confessions of A Control Freak is at: Howden Park Theatre, Livingston, April 5 (Tel 01506 340700); Gardyne Theatre, Dundee, April 6 (Tel 01382 434940); and Corran Halls, Oban, April 13 (Tel 01631 567333).

Catch some Ray

You're spot on he does sound like a control freak, and I think you already knew this I think you were writing to confirm what you already knew as opposed to asking what to do.

JUST BRENDA: My boyfriend is a control freak, help!

But I don't think you should get in touch with them and start telling them what you really think of their dad and accusing him of being a bully or a control freak.

Bully brother-in-law banned me from kids

And, hey, maybe I'm not actually a control freak after all.

XOXO Karen

Tony admitted: "Yes, I am a bit of a control freak, so I am."

'My personal build-up to Cheltenham was difficult.. every parent knows their child's health is paramount' ap's concerns over son's surgery

"Control freaks are often perfectionists [!] defending themselves against their own inner vulnerabilities in the belief that if they are not in total control they risk exposing themselves once more to childhood angst.

Control freak

A sizeable 30% of Brits describe themselves as 'a control freak' when it comes to controlling their finances, with a further 34% 'a wannabe control freak'.

Welsh defy the recession to save hundreds; Almost a third of Britons are adopting a 'control freak' attitude to their finances, according to a SWALEC survey

"He was an absolute control freak. He wouldn't confide in or trust anyone else."

Oz body find: serial killer link ruled out

Many people waste much of their lives looking for signs and signals, but Kevin DeYoung informs people that God's plan is clear--and he isn't a control freak in our lives.

Just Do Something

NOT so long ago, we were regularly informed that when Gordon Brown was Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was such a control freak that nothing went on inside the Treasury without his knowledge or authorisation.

Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Did Gordon Brown know or not?

When Daryl Lamont & Co open up the throttle, they rock, with Remote (Control Freak) a headlong charge of guitar and thundering drums.

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Azinger did admit, though, that his self-confessed trait of being a control freak would need to be reined in if he was to take on board the advice of Floyd, Stockton and a third vice captain, Olin Browne.