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overbearing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb overbear Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb overbear Entailment of verb overbear Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb overbear 3 senses of overbear Sense 1 overbear => dominate Sense 2 overbear => bear, turn out Sense 3 bear down overbear => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press Familiarity of verb overbear overbear used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb overbear Sense 1 overbear => dominate -------------- Sense 2 overbear => bear, turn out -------------- Sense 3 bear down overbear => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -------------- Grep of noun overbearing overbearingness Overview of verb overbear The verb overbear has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. overbear -- (overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments") 2. overbear -- (bear too much) 3. bear down overbear -- (contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery) Overview of adj overbearing The adj overbearing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing -- (expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter") Antonyms of adj overbearing 1 sense of overbearing Sense 1 authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing INDIRECT (VIA domineering) -> submissive Similarity of adj overbearing 1 sense of overbearing Sense 1 authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing => domineering (vs. submissive) Attributes of adj overbearing Familiarity of adj overbearing overbearing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj overbearing overbearing Overview of verb overbear The verb overbear has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. overbear -- (overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments") 2. overbear -- (bear too much) 3. bear down overbear -- (contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery) Overview of adj overbearing The adj overbearing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing -- (expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter")
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