Overriding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rule against

prevail over

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈaɪdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈaɪdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈaɪdɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚɹˈaɪdɪŋ/.

Examples

The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
health considerations override financial concerns
the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

predominant overrule preponderant paramount override overturn reverse preponderating overthrow predominate

Parts of Speech

verb	rule against “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”
verb	prevail over “health considerations override financial concerns”
verb	counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
verb	ride (a horse) too hard
adjective	having superior power and influence “the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”

Word Forms

reversal	noun	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
override	noun	the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
predominance	noun	the state of being predominant over others
preponderance	noun	superiority in power or influence
preponderate	verb	weigh more heavily

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überragend

Regel gegen

🇫🇷French

primordial

règle contre

🇪🇸Spanish

primordial

fallar en contra

🇮🇹Italian

prevalente

regola contro

🇳🇱Dutch

overheersend

regel tegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

substituindo

governar contra

🇷🇺Russian

переопределяющий

вынести решение против

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिभावी

के विरुद्ध शासन करो

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভাররাইডিং

বিরুদ্ধে শাসন

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலெழும்புதல்

எதிராக ஆட்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిగమించడం

వ్యతిరేకంగా పాలన

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिलिखित

विरुद्ध नियम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરરાઇડિંગ

વિરુદ્ધ શાસન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ವಿರುದ್ಧ ನಿಯಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധുവാക്കുന്നു

എതിരായി ഭരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਰਾਈਡਿੰਗ

ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਨਿਯਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوور رائیڈنگ

کے خلاف حکمرانی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

压倒性的

反对

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバーライド

反対する

🇰🇷Korean

재정의

반대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghi đè

cai trị chống lại

🇹🇭Thai

เอาชนะ

ต่อต้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

utama

memerintah melawan

🇵🇭Filipino

override

tuntunin laban sa

🇲🇾Malay

mengatasi

memerintah menentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاوز

حكم ضد

🇮🇷Persian

فراگیر

حکم بر علیه

🇹🇷Turkish

geçersiz kılma

aleyhine kural koymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹלֵט

לפסוק נגד

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The primary meaning of 'overriding' is 'rule against'.

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