| verb | overcome “overbear criticism, protest, or arguments” |
| verb | bear too much |
| verb | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery |
| adjective | expecting unquestioning obedience “the timid child of authoritarian parents” |
| adjective | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer “some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines” |
| overbearingness | noun | the trait of being imperious and overbearing |
| disdainfulness | noun | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior |
| haughtiness | noun | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| imperiousness | noun | the trait of being imperious and overbearing |
| lordliness | noun | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| superciliousness | noun | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior |