Perfect Stranger Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary
Overbearing pain
Dear Users,
1. Is it correct to use overbearing when describing pain? For example: I felt this overbearing tightness in my upper chest.
2. Is the meaning of overbearing similar to overwhelming? For example: The pain was so overbearing that I couldn't even stand.
Thank you
Top answer
No. A person is overbearing. A thing can be, but only with at least a touch of personification.
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No. A person is overbearing. A thing can be, but only with at least a touch of personification. Both your examples take "overwhelming".
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