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Overbearing vs Overhearing - What's the difference?

overbearing | overhearing |

As an adjective overbearing

is overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

As a verb overhearing is

present participle of overhear.

As a noun overhearing is

the act by which something is overheard.

overbearing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

    • Synonyms

    * demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * overbearingly

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    overhearing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is overheard.
  • * 2006 , Amy Shuman, Storytelling Rights (page 25)
    • Where overhearings were intended, as in conversations that girls wanted boys to overhear, the speaker often directed her gaze at the boy who was supposed to overhear while turning her mouth toward the ear of the listener.