overcontrolled
/ˌoʊvərkənˈtroʊld/
adjective
- Subjected to excessive control; restricted or limited too much.
- She felt overcontrolled by her strict schedule and longed for spontaneity.
- The overcontrolled children rarely got to choose their own activities.
- In an overcontrolled environment, employees lose their motivation to innovate.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of overcontrol.
- The principal overcontrolled the school's budget, leaving no room for new programs.
- They realized they had overcontrolled their child's social life and decided to ease up.
- He overcontrolled every aspect of the project, which slowed down the team.