bossiness

/ˈboʊsinəs/ noun

The characteristic of being bossy.

Word Origin From boss (a person in charge) + -y (like) + -ness — bossiness is the quality of being bossy, overly authoritative. Boss comes from Dutch baas 'master,' which originally meant 'uncle.' The -y suffix makes it an adjective, and -ness abstracts it. Related: bossism (the practice of bossing), underboss (a subordinate boss), and bossy-boots (a playful term for a bossy person).

noun The characteristic of being bossy. countable

Her bossiness often alienated her colleagues, who preferred more collaborative approaches.

(名词) 专横;霸道;跋扈;蛮横

她的专横常常疏远同事,他们更喜欢合作的方式。

(sustantivo) mandonería; autoritarismo; imperiosidad [La característica de ser mandón.]

Su actitud mandona a menudo alejaba a sus colegas, que preferían enfoques más colaborativos.

(nom) autoritarisme; despotisme; caractère autoritaire [Caractère de ce qui est autoritaire et donneur d'ordres; tendance à vouloir tout diriger.]

Son côté autoritaire éloignait souvent ses collègues, qui préféraient des approches plus collaboratives.

(Substantiv) Herrschsucht; Befehlston [Die Eigenschaft, herrisch, dominant oder übermäßig bestimmend in der Führung anderer zu sein.]

Ihre **Bossiness** entfremdete oft ihre Kollegen, die kooperativere Ansätze bevorzugten.

(名詞) 他人に対して命令的・支配的な態度をとりがちな性質。

彼女のボス気質は同僚を遠ざけがちで、より協力的なアプローチを好む人々に嫌われた。

(substantivo) mandonismo; autoritarismo; prepotência [A característica de ser mandão.]

Sua tendência a mandar frequentemente alienava seus colegas, que preferiam abordagens mais colaborativas.

Word parts: boss + i + ness

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