Engelsk adjektiv: overbearing | |||
1. | overbearing expecting unquestioning obedience | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The timid child of authoritarian parents. Insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | authoritarian, dictatorial | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | domineering | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | submissive | ||
2. | overbearing having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines. Haughty aristocrats. His lordly manners were offensive. Walked with a prideful swagger. Very sniffy about breaches of etiquette. His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air. A more swaggering mood than usual. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | proud | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | humble | ||