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Overprotective vs Overbearing - What's the difference?

overprotective | overbearing |

As adjectives the difference between overprotective and overbearing

is that overprotective is excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children while overbearing is overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

overprotective

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)

    • Antonyms

    *underprotective

    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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