"overcontrol" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: over- + control Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|control}} over- + control Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overcontrol (uncountable)
  1. Excessive control. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overcontrol-en-noun-wKOcYSIH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 85 15

Verb

Forms: overcontrols [present, singular, third-person], overcontrolling [participle, present], overcontrolled [participle, past], overcontrolled [past]
Etymology: over- + control Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|control}} over- + control Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overcontrol (third-person singular simple present overcontrols, present participle overcontrolling, simple past and past participle overcontrolled)
  1. (transitive) To control to too great a degree. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overcontrol-en-verb-9lZKAduc

Inflected forms

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