Definitions for overpowering
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o`ver•pow′er•ing(adj.; adv.)-ly
Princeton's WordNet
overpowering, overwhelming(adj)
so strong as to be irresistible
"an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overpowering(adjective)ˈoʊvɚpˈaʊrɪŋ
(of an emotion or feeling) so strong that it is difficult resist
an overpowering desire to scream at everyone
Wiktionary
overpowering(Adjective)
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
Translations for overpowering
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorweldigend, onweerstaanbaarAfrikaans
- لا يُقاوَم، قوي جِداًArabic
- непреодолимBulgarian
- muito fortePortuguese (BR)
- nesnesitelnýCzech
- überwältigendGerman
- overvældendeDanish
- πολύ ισχυρόςGreek
- muy fuerte; abrumador; aplastanteSpanish
- vastupandamatuEstonian
- شدید؛ تاثیر گذارFarsi
- läpitunkevaFinnish
- irrésistible, suffocantFrench
- חָזָק מִדַיHebrew
- नियन्त्रण काHindi
- vrlo jakCroatian
- ellenállhatatlan, erősHungarian
- sangat kuatIndonesian
- ómótstæðilegur; kæfandiIcelandic
- insopportabileItalian
- 圧倒的なJapanese
- 매우 강한Korean
- nepakeliamasLithuanian
- spēcīgs; nepārvaramsLatvian
- amat kuatMalay
- overweldigendDutch
- overveldendeNorwegian
- obezwładniającyPolish
- شدید؛ تاثیر گذارPersian
- شديد، ډير قوىPashto
- muito fortePortuguese
- foarte puternicRomanian
- непреодолимыйRussian
- neznesiteľnýSlovak
- nepremagljivSlovenian
- prejakSerbian
- överväldigande, oemotståndlig, bedövandeSwedish
- แข็งแรงและมีอำนาจมากThai
- çok güçlüTurkish
- 極強的Chinese (Trad.)
- непереборний, нездоланнийUkrainian
- شديد، ناقابل مزاحمتUrdu
- khuất phụcVietnamese
- 极强的Chinese (Simp.)
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