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mansplainer: A man compelled to explain or give an opinion about everything — especially to a woman.
And this response has an effect: NBC was compelled to explain the Miller interview.
He felt compelled to explain to another Hasid that they were for his grandchildren.
Conversely, Nicola Sturgeon has felt compelled to explain having no children.
Authors who feel compelled to explain too much only undermine their authority.
mansplainer: A man compelled to explain or give an opinion about everything especially to a woman.
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I know how I would feel as a parent if I felt compelled to carefully explain to my children how they needed to act around policemen, while parents of another race had no need to do so with their children.
What I have found while working as a public school teacher is that when people don't feel compelled to constantly explain why and how Jesus fits into everything they see, they slowly begin listening for God instead of immediately speaking of and for Him; they learn that real faith comes through compassion and service, not through speaking pretty words and hearing inspiring sermons.
The task of verbalizing thoughts while filling out a rating scale and providing a performance score may have introduced an aspect of accountability into the rating task, with both experienced and non-experienced raters feeling compelled to retrospectively explain and justify their actions.
In the case of the man trimming his nails, Father Alejandro, a priest at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity del Cobre, felt compelled to intervene, explaining that the man's idea was noble but unnecessary.
Extremely proud of her unlikely heritage, she feels personally compelled to over-explain every chance she gets.
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