"controllingness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: controlling + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|controlling|ness}} controlling + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} controllingness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being controlling. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-controllingness-en-noun-XVOBs96v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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