Definition of "overbearance" [overbearance]

• Overbearing behaviour; arrogance; imperiousness. (noun)

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• "He provided rules of the road but avoided, at all costs, overbearance."
• "Sarah could not restrain herself in the face of such overbearance."
• "She had tried by every means in her power to win at least a look from the girl, but all her attempts were repelled and she was treated with an overbearance that cut her to the quick."