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Film is a collaborative process, absolutely, but I am a control freak.
Shane Carruth

Meaning of "control freak" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROL FREAK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROL FREAK

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Control freak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTROL FREAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Control freak

In psychology-related slang, control freak is a derogatory term for a person who attempts to dictate how everything around them is done. The phrase was first used in the late 1960s — an era when great stress was laid on the principle of 'doing one's own thing' and letting others do the same.

Definition of control freak in the English dictionary

The definition of control freak in the dictionary is a person with an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROL FREAK

control account
control chart
control column
control command
control commands
control experiment
control freakery
control grid
control group
control key
control knob
control mark
control panel
control point
control rod
control room
control stick
control surface
control system
control tower

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROL FREAK

acid freak
break
city break
coffee break
daybreak
ecofreak
freak
heartbreak
jailbreak
Jesus freak
losing streak
lunch break
make or break
make-or-break
outbreak
price break
speedfreak
streak
tax break
wreak

Synonyms and antonyms of control freak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «control freak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROL FREAK

Find out the translation of control freak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of control freak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «control freak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

控制狂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

control freak
570 millions of speakers

English

control freak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियंत्रण सनकी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مهووس بالسيطرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Control Freak
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Control Freak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রণ খামখেয়াল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

control freak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kawalan aneh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kontrollfreak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支配欲が強い人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제어 괴물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontrol freak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm soát quái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்பாடற்ற கட்டுப்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियंत्रण विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontrol delisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Control Freak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

control Freak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Control Freak
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obsedat de control
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέρας ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beheervraat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontroll freak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontrollfreak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of control freak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL FREAK»

The term «control freak» is regularly used and occupies the 77.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about control freak

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONTROL FREAK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word control freak.
1
Dido Armstrong
I'm too much of a control freak.
2
Victoria Beckham
You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more.
3
April Bloomfield
I'm a bit of a control freak.
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Chelsea Cain
I am a control freak, but not when I travel. For some reason when I travel, I am able to surrender more than in my real life. I am able to let go. I think it's why I like it so much.
5
Naomi Campbell
I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a control freak, it's hard.
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Shane Carruth
Film is a collaborative process, absolutely, but I am a control freak.
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Eliza Coupe
I'd say I'm a pretty intense person. I'm definitely not my Denise character on 'Scrubs,' nor my Jane character on 'Happy Endings,' but I'm a mix of the two. I really feel that I'm kind of every character that I've ever played; it's just a part of me. And I am a bit of a control freak like Jane. I'm very, perhaps, obsessive like that.
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Courteney Cox
It's not like I let people do things for me, so I guess you can call me a control freak, or you can call me passionate.
9
Elisha Cuthbert
I don't like anything that's too confining. I'm sort of a control freak, so anything that makes me feel like I'm out of control is a bit uncomfortable. But you know how it is, sometimes it's good to live a little!
10
Emilia Fox
I am too much of a control freak to be a drinker.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROL FREAK»

Discover the use of control freak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to control freak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Control Freak
A clinical psychologist shows readers how to spot a "control freak" and cope with their behavior, emphasizing God's assistance in dealing with difficult people. Reprint. $100,000 ad/promo.
Les Parrott, 2001
2
Confessions of a Control Freak
Through her patient teaching, readers will learn to... let go of the need to be in charge accept their limitations trust God with the future accept help from others value people over reputation Full of practical advice, humorous personal ...
Priscilla Knox Morrison, 2012
3
Control Freak
A grisly murder in New York City's downtown meat packing district leads hardboiled crime writer Caitlin McCullough into the depths of a secret sadomasochistic underground.
Christa Faust, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, 2002
4
Control Freak: Hormones, the Brain, and the Nervous System
Describes the parts of the brain and explains how they regulate movement, emotions, and senses.
Steve Parker, 2006
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The Control Freak Chronicles
At forty-four, Helena Treadwell thought she had everything sorted.
Sarah Tucker, 2009
6
Control freak
Conner doesn't know what everyone's problem is. His mom, his sister, even Alanna--none of them can take care of themselves anymore. So he'll just have to do it for them.
Francine Pascal, 2001
7
Carl Rogers, Control Freak
This book is about the work of Carl Rogers, not the life of Carl Rogers.
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2012
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How to Live with a Control Freak
This book looks at how and why controlling patterns develop in relationships, and what you can do about it if you're in the middle of one.
Barbara Baker, 2010
9
Control Freak: Diary of a Care Leaver
17-year-old Holly Richards is tough, practical, determined and has her whole future carefully mapped out.
Henrietta Bond, 2010
10
The Control Freak's Guide: To Managing Life's Uncertainty
With numerous anecdotes and insights from a (mostly) reformed Control Freak, this Guide offers a sensitive and insightful take on your challenges: why you feel the need to control, the impact of your actions, and how these behaviours ...
Michelle Starr, Sally Salvati, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROL FREAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term control freak is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kidd Kidd is booked for New Orleans; Jennifer Lopez parties in …
“I'm a control freak.” A VISIT TO LITTLE ROCK. This is more rock for all ages. Malin Akerman — who played a Rolling Stone journalist in the ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Brown: State paycheck pain may be only crisis cure
But for a control freak such as Emanuel, the state budget stalemate between Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Interview: Doug Clifford on CCR and John Fogerty
And John is a control freak. That's where "Mardi Gras" came from. Tom was not allowed to sing a song, so then when Tom quit the band, John ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
4
Outside The Tech Bubble: Product Quality Lessons For Startups …
And, as a control freak (sorry Corinne), she both refuses to make wine other than from her own property and has resisted working on vineyards ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
How is Kailyn Lowry's relationship with Jo Rivera and Vee
Her negativity and control freak attitude is only going to make it easier for Isaac to want to choose to live with Jo when he's old enough to make ... «Starcasm.net, Jul 15»
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Meet the Cast of The Metropolitan Youth Theatre's 'RENT': Part 1 …
She's a bit of a control freak and perfectionist which I am definitely guilty of being. Joanne and I are both fiercely loyal to those we care about ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
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Pao Steps Up, Sandberg Steps In, Tsakalatos Steps Out & Other …
This should come as no surprise for two reasons: Apple is a control freak about its retail experience, and, as Mark Gurman writes for 9to5Mac, ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
8
Inside Line: 2016 Trek Procaliber SL hardtail
Boost 110/148 spacing makes an appearance here, along with Trek's new Control Freak cable routing. I've never been one to hype up internal ... «Dirt Rag, Jul 15»
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Flawed 'Total Average' a work of progress in 1978
“I don't want to be that control freak that has to control every play that's put on, on a baseball field. Then if you do that, you're players don't play. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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In the hospital? There's an app for that, too
Wright said one patient, "a self-proclaimed control freak, who really wants to know everything about his care," used the MyChart app, and " he ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»

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