control freak
noun
: a person whose behavior indicates a powerful need to control people or circumstances in everyday matters
Examples of control freak in a Sentence
My boss is a real control freak.
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At a time when many of the biggest rock stars were ambivalent or tortured by fame and success, Billy Corgan became something of an arch-villain for being a careerist control freak, lampooned everywhere from Pavement songs to music magazine columns.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
The mother, Ellen (Kyra Sedgwick), is a micromanaging, passive-aggressive control freak.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
This week’s contenders — control freak Q and his flop alliance of Tevin, Hunter, Maria, Charlie, and Tiffany, as well as the too-blunt Venus, rockstar Ben, mermaid-dragon Kenzie, and wealthy Liz — never seem to act in their best interest and always lead with emotion.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Since the two main characters who live in the house are presented variously as neat freaks, control freaks and guilt-ridden about work, chores and social obligations, the scenic design by Emmie Finckel makes a lot of sense.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
The mother, Ellen (Kyra Sedgwick), is a micromanaging, passive-aggressive control freak.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
This week’s contenders — control freak Q and his flop alliance of Tevin, Hunter, Maria, Charlie, and Tiffany, as well as the too-blunt Venus, rockstar Ben, mermaid-dragon Kenzie, and wealthy Liz — never seem to act in their best interest and always lead with emotion.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Since the two main characters who live in the house are presented variously as neat freaks, control freaks and guilt-ridden about work, chores and social obligations, the scenic design by Emmie Finckel makes a lot of sense.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Control freak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control%20freak. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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