domineering
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dom·i·neer·ing
(dŏm′ə-nîr′ĭng)adj.
Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing. See Synonyms at dictatorial.
dom′i·neer′ing·ly adv.
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domineering
(ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ)adj
acting with or showing arrogance or tyranny; imperious
ˌdomiˈneeringly adv
ˌdomiˈneeringness n
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dom•i•neer•ing
(ˌdɒm əˈnɪər ɪŋ)adj.
inclined to exert arbitrary or tyrannical authority; dictatorial.
[1580–90]
dom`i•neer′ing•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | domineering - tending to domineer immodest - having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting" submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" |
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domineering
adjective overbearing, arrogant, authoritarian, oppressive, autocratic, masterful, dictatorial, coercive, bossy (informal), imperious, tyrannical, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, iron-handed She is not a domineering mother.
meek, submissive, subservient, servile, obsequious
meek, submissive, subservient, servile, obsequious
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domineering
adjectiveTending to dictate:
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Translations
مُتَسَلِّط، مُسَيْطِر، مُسْتَبِد
pánovitý
dominerende
שתלטני
ráîríkur
valdonīgs
hükmedenotoriter
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
domineering
[ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adj [person] → dominateur/trice, autoritaireDominican Republic [dəˈmɪnikən] nthe Dominican Republic → la République dominicaine
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
domineering
adj → herrisch; mother-in-law, husband etc also → herrschsüchtig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
domineering
[ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adj → dispotico/a, autoritario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
domineering
(domiˈniəriŋ) adjective tending to order people about. a domineering older brother.
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