Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To surge over and submerge; engulf.
- transitive verb To defeat completely and decisively.
- transitive verb To affect deeply in mind or emotion.
- transitive verb To present with an excessive amount.
- transitive verb To turn over; upset.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To overturn and cover; overcome; swallow up; submerge; overpower: crush: literally or figuratively.
- To turn up; stir up; toss.
- To overhang or overlook.
- To turn over so as to cover; put over.
- Synonyms Overpower, Overthrow, etc. (see
defeat ), overbear. - noun The act of overwhelming; an overpowering degree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
- transitive verb To project or impend over threateningly.
- transitive verb To cause to surround, to cover.
- noun rare The act of overwhelming.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
engulf ,surge -over andsubmerge - verb To
overpower ,crush - verb To
overpower emotionally
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- verb overcome by superior force
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- verb charge someone with too many tasks
Etymologies
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Examples
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I do know that many small biz owners are in overwhelm and looking for a way out.
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And then she gets angry and upset and the combination of her frustration and the pain overwhelm her and she cries and cries and cries and then curls up into a tired little ball and MY.
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Can the national trend against anyone with a "D" after his or her name overwhelm local events?
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Can the national trend against anyone with a "D" after his or her name overwhelm local events?
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But as Mandela prepares to leave office on Wednesday, Clinton administration officials as well as private analysts say the positive aspects of his five-year term overwhelm the disagreements.
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Sport Dinara Safina has vowed not to let her desire to win a grand slam singles title overwhelm her if she reaches the final at Wimbledon.
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As the weeks wore on, Saddam opened up more and more as the FBI-CIA team leveraged its strategy to "overwhelm" - and break - him by confronting the deposed dictator with evidence of his crimes against humanity.
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Some theorize that labels overwhelm customers with new music on purpose.
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Some theorize that labels overwhelm customers with new music on purpose.
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Some theorize that labels overwhelm customers with new music on purpose.
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