"domineering" meaning in English

See domineering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more domineering [comparative], most domineering [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} domineering (comparative more domineering, superlative most domineering)
  1. Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: bossy, assertive, dominant, forceful, commanding, pushy, strong-willed, arbitrary, oppressive, regnant Translations (overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian): властен (vlasten) (Bulgarian), тираничен (tiraničen) (Bulgarian), määräilevä (Finnish), komenteleva (Finnish), dominateur (French), kontrollsüchtig (German), herrschsüchtig (German), שתלטני (shtaltaní) [masculine] (Hebrew), dominacachanta (Ido), 高飛車 (takabisha) (Japanese), S (S) (Japanese), imperiōsus (Latin), mainshtyragh (Manx), dominant (Romanian), dominator [masculine] (Romanian), вла́стный (vlástnyj) (Russian), тирани́чный (tiraníčnyj) (Russian), dominante (Spanish), dominant (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-domineering-en-adj-Uhgz1OcX Disambiguation of Personality: 81 4 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44

Noun

Forms: domineerings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} domineering (plural domineerings)
  1. The act of one who domineers.
    Sense id: en-domineering-en-noun-kA471pq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} domineering
  1. present participle and gerund of domineer Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: domineer
    Sense id: en-domineering-en-verb-I0CY6KPL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44

Inflected forms

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