OVERBEARING
Scrabble letter values: O1V4E1R1B3E1A1R1I1N1G2 = 17
Definition
- adjective expecting unquestioning obedience. — synonyms: authoritarian, dictatorial
- adjective having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. — synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
Examples
- “the timid child of authoritarian parents”
- “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
- “some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”