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
