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   O·ver·whelm·ing

   /ˌōvərˈ(h)welmiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very great in amount: "the overwhelming majority of the comments were positive" Similar very largeprofuseenormousimmenseinordinatemassivehugeformidablestupendousprodigiousfantasticstaggeringshatteringdevastatingsweepinginformal:mind-bogglingmind-blowingvery strongforcefulprofounduncontrollableirrepressibleirresistibleunbearableoverpoweringoppressiveunutterablecompellingirrefutableOpposite small
   • ▪ (especially of an emotion) very strong: "an overwhelming feeling of gratitude"

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   • 1. overwhelmingness noun

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   What is the meaning of 'overwhelm'?

   • verb [with object] 1 Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water. ‘floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses’ More example sentences Give too much of something to; inundate. ‘they were overwhelmed by farewell messages’ More example sentences 2 Have a strong emotional effect on. ‘I was overwhelmed with guilt’

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   What is another word for overwhelm?

   • synonyms overcome , move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, make emotional, dumbfound, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, spellbind, dazzle, floor, leave speechless, take someone's breath away, stagger

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   What does the name overwhelm mean?

   • ō-vėr-hwelm′, v.t. to overspread and crush by something heavy or strong: to flow over and bear down: to overcome.— p.adj. Overwhel′ming, crushing with weight, &c.: irresistible.— adv. Overwhel′mingly. A comprehensive word derived from the Ang.-Saxon wylm, a wave.

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   • use "overwhelm" in a sentence Some residents worry increased traffic could overwhelm the parking lot at Kinlock Park. Those placeholders take up space and they overwhelm machines with a small amount of storage. The salmon may return en masse in part to overwhelm the bears, who can't possibly eat them all.

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   Overwhelm is a verb that means to upset, overthrow, or cover over completely. It comes from Middle English whelmen, meaning "to overturn". See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words of overwhelm.

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   Something overwhelming is very intense and hard to deal with: overwhelming events make people worried and stressed out. It's hard to overcome overwhelming things. If you feel an overwhelming need to laugh, you're probably going to laugh. If you have an overwhelming feeling of sadness, you'll probably cry. An overwhelming amount of homework is ...

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    verb (used with object) to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.