overcontrol

verb, noun — 2 senses

overcontrol

verb

Etymology From over- + control.

1

To control to too great a degree.

  • 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.2007 January 8, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times:

overcontrol

noun

Etymology From over- + control.

1

Excessive control.

  • After a stressful event, the histrionic patient often manifests swings from rigid overcontrol to uncontrolled intrusions and emotional repetition.2011, Mardi Jon Horowitz, Stress Response Syndromes:

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