control freak



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control freak

Someone who has an obsessive or compulsive need to control every aspect of a situation and/or the ways in which others act. My father can be such a control freak sometimes, always dictating how I should be living my life. Janice is a real control freak—she wouldn't even let me help her vacuum the carpet!
See also: control, freak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Preston['prestən]
Overton['əuvətn]
Crews[kru:z]
TjeerdTYAY:RT (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
Leone (1)-Italian
BrÜNhildBRUYN-hilt (German)German, Germanic Mythology