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   O·ver·whelm

   /ˌōvərˈ(h)welm/

   

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   • 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass: "the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath" Similar swampsubmergeengulfburydelugefloodinundateclogsaturateglutoverloadbesetoverburdensnow under
   • ▪ defeat completely: "his teams overwhelmed their opponents" Similar defeat (utterly/heavily/easily)trounceroutbeatbeat hollowconquervanquishbe victorious overgain a victory overprevail overget the better oftriumph overbestworstgain mastery overmasteroverpowerovercomeoverthrowsubduesuppresssubjugaterepressquellquashcrushfinishbring someone to their kneesbreakinformal:thrashlickclobberwhipwipe the floor withdrubtankblow out of the waterown
   • ▪ give too much of a thing to (someone); inundate: "they were overwhelmed by farewell messages"
   • ▪ have a strong emotional effect on: "I was overwhelmed with guilt" Similar overcomemovestiraffecttouchimpresssweep someone off their feetstrikestunmake emotionaldumbfoundshakedisturbdevastatetake abackdazespellbinddazzlefloorleave speechlesstake someone's breath awaystaggerinformal:bowl overblow awayknock/hit for sixknock sidewaysblow someone's mindget to
   • ▪ be too strong for; overpower: "the wine doesn't overwhelm the flavor of the trout"

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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 definition: to overcome completely in mind or feeling. See examples of OVERWHELM used in a sentence.

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   Overwhelm definition: to overcome completely in mind or feeling. See examples of OVERWHELM used in a sentence.

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   overwhelm meaning: If a feeling or situation overwhelms someone, it has an effect that is too strong or extreme: . Learn more.

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   The earliest known use of the noun overwhelm is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for overwhelm is from 1596, in the writing of Anthony Copley, writer and conspirator. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). overwhelm is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: overwhelm v.

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   3 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.; 4 overwhelm somebody/something (literary) (of water) to cover someone or something completely synonym flood The wave broke through the wall and overwhelmed the town.

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   Grammar Overwhelm is often passive in this meaning. 2 too much if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal with be overwhelmed by something We were overwhelmed by the number of applications. be overwhelmed with something They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.

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