"control freak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: control freaks [plural]
Etymology: From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times. Etymology templates: {{com|en|control|freak}} control + freak Head templates: {{en-noun}} control freak (plural control freaks)
  1. (informal) A person who is excessively controlling and domineering. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People, Personality Derived forms: control freakery Translations (person who is excessively controlling): regelneef [masculine] (Dutch), kontrollifriikki (Finnish), Kontrollfreak [masculine] (German), kontrollfreak [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kontrollfrik [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), controlador [masculine] (Spanish), controladora [feminine] (Spanish), kontrol delisi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-control_freak-en-noun-rfqcU3R2 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'person who is excessively controlling': 99 1
  2. (informal) A tyrant or manipulator. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-control_freak-en-noun-CRPH2jUc

Inflected forms

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