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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
overpowered . - adjective defeated easily by a greatly superior opponent.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overwhelm .
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Examples
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Daniel Nestor can only come up with the word "overwhelmed" to describe the feeling of having a star with his name on it placed alongside stars for Canadians such as Wayne Gretzky and Michael J. Fox.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RACHEL BRADY 2011
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I would really prefer to maintain my optimism, because I think that feeling overwhelmed is rarely helpful.
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"So overwhelmed is the Department of Charities with tens of thousands of applications from men out of work that it finds itself unable to cope with the situation."
Revolution 2010
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One of the reason why I get overwhelmed is not the amount of stuff to read, what actually stresses me, is the amount of REALLY goo stuff to read! and when I finally get to it, my brain is in information overload.
7 Reasons Posting Less Frequently can Increase Your Blog’s Popularity | Write to Done 2009
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And Worldcon's smaller scale means you aren't overwhelmed from the first instant, and can meet people without a completely tactical plan (without cell phones, meeting anyone at CC would be a nightmare, and as it was I missed people I wanted to see or played aisle-tag).
MIND MELD: What Can Worldcon and Comic-Con Learn From Each Other? 2009
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Suddenly out of nowhere, when least expected, life throws you a curve and you feel just plain overwhelmed and under prepared?
I Had A Bad Day Dave Hingsburger 2007
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You seem to do quite well already, but if feeling overwhelmed is tripping you up, maybe some of these notions will help!
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This writer is trying to do that but just when I think she's about to go somewhere with the story, I'm once again overwhelmed by the attempts at what seems to be a writer out to prove something.
August 2006 2006
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This writer is trying to do that but just when I think she's about to go somewhere with the story, I'm once again overwhelmed by the attempts at what seems to be a writer out to prove something.
Duds 2006
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Others were once again overwhelmed by compassion and hoped against hope that this time round it will all be different.
The destructiveness of aid Helen 2006
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