domineering

/,dɔmi'niəriɳ/

Thân thiện

She felt stifled by her domineering boss during meetings.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Overbearing and controlling: A domineering person asserts their will over others in an arrogant, forceful, and often oppressive manner, leaving little room for the opinions or desires of others.
   • Characterized by a tendency to dominate: Describes a personality or behavior that seeks to exercise authority or control in a way that is unpleasantly powerful and decisive.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She had a domineering personality that made it difficult for her colleagues to voice their ideas.
  • His domineering father made all the decisions for the family without consultation.
  • The manager's domineering attitude created a tense and fearful work environment.

Advanced Usage

• "to be domineering over someone": To exercise control specifically over a person or group.
  • He was accused of being domineering over his younger siblings.
• Used to describe abstract forces or influences.
  • A domineering ideology shaped the country's policies for decades.

Variants and Related Words

• Domineer (verb): To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; to tyrannize.
  • He tried to domineer over the committee, but they resisted.
• Domineeringly (adverb): In a domineering manner.
  • He spoke domineeringly, silencing all opposition.

Synonyms

• Overbearing: Unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering.
• Authoritarian: Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
• Imperious: Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
• Bossy: Fond of giving people orders; domineering (often used in a less formal context).

Antonyms

• Submissive: Ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meek.
• Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
• Docile: Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• A domineering presence: Refers to a person whose powerful and controlling nature is strongly felt by others in a room or situation.
  • Despite saying little, her domineering presence was felt by everyone at the meeting.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. tending to domineer