Overcontrol
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Excessive control. uncountable
"After a stressful event, the histrionic patient often manifests swings from rigid overcontrol to uncontrolled intrusions and emotional repetition."
Verb
- 1 To control to too great a degree. transitive
"She’s not fancy or overcontrolled: she sounds relaxed but alert, and a slight nasal flatness in her voice humanizes her, makes her touch the ground."
Example
More examples"She’s not fancy or overcontrolled: she sounds relaxed but alert, and a slight nasal flatness in her voice humanizes her, makes her touch the ground."
Etymology
From over- + control.
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