Hyphenation of overbearing

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word overbearing? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

over-bear-ing

Definitions of overbearing:

1.	Expecting unquestioning obedience The timid child of authoritarian parents Insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
2.	Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines Haughty aristocrats His lordly manners were offensive Walked with a prideful swagger Very sniffy about breaches of etiquette His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air A more swaggering mood than usual- W.L.Shirer

Synonyms of overbearing:

adj	authoritarian, dictatorial, domineering

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.