controllingness

noun

controllingness

noun

Etymology From controlling + -ness.

1

The quality of being controlling.

She married not only despite his controllingness, but partially because of it. Lacking belief in herself, she unconsciously sought a partner who would "take over" for her.2002, Mark A. Reinecke, Michael R. Davison, Comparative Treatments Of Depression, page 130:

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