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- DictionaryO·ver·whelm/ˌōvərˈ(h)welm/
verb
- 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass: "the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath"
Overwhelm definition: to overcome completely in mind or feeling. See examples of OVERWHELM used in a sentence.
Overwhelm means “give a person too much of something.” If your friend agrees to feed your pet fish while you’re on vacation, don’t overwhelm her with requests by also asking her to do your laundry and wash the dishes.
overwhelm somebody to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person. We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
2 days ago · Overwhelm is the fact or feeling of not being able to cope or deal with something. Even in the face of political overwhelm, let's not forget the fight at home. It feels liberating, in the midst of overwhelm, to make a list, even before you've completed a single item on it.
Overwhelm definition: to overcome completely in mind or feeling. See examples of OVERWHELM used in a sentence.
1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. To defeat completely and decisively: Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points. b. To affect deeply in mind or emotion: Despair overwhelmed me. 3. To present with an excessive amount: They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts. 4.
Overwhelmed definition: completely overcome in mind or feeling. See examples of OVERWHELMED used in a sentence.
