Meanings
nouncontrollingness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe 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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controllingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controllingness
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