Overwhelmed Meaning and Definition


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Overwhelmed meaning

Word: Overwhelmed

How to pronounce: əʊvəˈwelm

Verb

Definitions:

1. Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

Example sentences: "Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses"

2. Have a strong emotional effect on.

Example sentences: "I was overwhelmed with guilt"

3. Defeat completely.

Example sentences: "The Irish side was overwhelmed 15–3 by Scotland"


Synonyms:

overflow

swamp

overfill

overcrowd

fill

flunk

engulf

cram

congest

overtake

stun

stupefy

put down

stifle

drown

repress

quell

inhibit

suppress

depress

stagger

shatter

bemuse

overcome

overpower

overmaster

submerge

inundate


Derivations:

overwhelming

overwhelmingly

overwhelming

overwhelmingly


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Overwhelmed in Other Languages...

Spanish: Impresionado

German: überfordern

French: écraser

Italian: Sopraffare

Turkish: Ezmek


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