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Noun- Domineering action or behavior.

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Usage examples (13)
  • He provided rules of the road but avoided, at all costs, overbearance.
  • She had tried by every means in her power to win at least a look from the girl, but all her attempts were repelled and she was treated with an overbearance that cut her...
  • But at least the government's inconsistent in its overbearance.
  • Borodaile who despise arrogance and resent overbearance even to others.
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