Definition of Overcontrol

1. Verb. (transitive) To control to too great a degree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overcontrol

1. [v -TROLLED, -TROLLING, -TROLS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcontrol

overconstructs
overconsume
overconsumed
overconsumer
overconsumers
overconsumes
overconsuming
overconsumption
overcontact
overcontribute
overcontributed
overcontributes
overcontributing
overcontribution
overcontributions
overcontrol (current term)
overcontrolled
overcontrolling
overcontrols
overconvergent
overcook
overcooked
overcooking
overcooks
overcool
overcooled
overcooling
overcools
overcorrect
overcorrected

Literary usage of Overcontrol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Air Power and Desert Storm by Richard B. Clark (1993)
"Uncertainty with regard to the notion of proximity can lead air and ground force commanders at various levels to either overcontrol or—worse—undercontrol ..."

2. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Other researchers have further noted that extremes of parental strictness, from inadequate restraint to overcontrol, are associated with problem behavi< 'rs ..."

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