officiousness

Definitions

The quality of being assertively domineering or intrusive in one's assumption of authority.

The act of offering unwanted or unasked-for advice or services.

Examples

The clerk's officiousness made the simple task of renewing my license feel like an interrogation.

I found his constant officiousness regarding the office seating chart to be both unnecessary and irritating.

Synonyms

meddlesomeness intrusiveness interfering nature prying behavior overbearingness impertinence busybodiness

Antonyms

reserve aloofness unobtrusiveness reticence detachment indifference modesty