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control freak

control freak noun: a person who is excessively controlling and domineering.

Noun

control freak (plural control freaks)

  1. (informal) A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
  2. (informal) A tyrant or manipulator.

Forms of control freak

pluralcontrol freaks

Origin of control freak

From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times.

Words formed from control freak

Questions about control freak

What does control freak mean?
Control freak means a person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
What part of speech is control freak?
Control freak is a noun.
What is the plural of control freak?
The plural of control freak is control freaks.

Words near control freak in the dictionary

  1. control couplings
  2. control engineering
  3. control experiment
  4. control experiments
  5. control flow
  6. control freak
  7. control freakery
  8. control freakism
  9. control freaks
  10. control function
  11. control functions

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