overcontrol

verb

over·​con·​trol ˌō-vər-kən-ˈtrōl 

overcontrolled; overcontrolling

transitive + intransitive

: to control too much : to have too much of a directing influence over (something or someone)

tried to overcontrol every aspect of the business

The main thing I've learned from my own daughter … is not to overcontrol, and how important it is as a parent to give her freedom and space.

—Teresa Amabile

overcontrol noun

parental overcontrol

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above