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1. (v.t.) overwhelm
to overpower in mind or feeling:
overwhelmed by remorse.
2. overwhelm
to overpower with superior force or numbers.
3. overwhelm
to cover or bury beneath a mass of something.
4. overwhelm
to burden excessively.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME )
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1. (verb) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
2. (verb) overwhelm, deluge, flood out
charge someone with too many tasks
3. (verb) submerge, drown, overwhelm
cover completely or make imperceptible
"I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
4. (verb) overpower, overmaster, overwhelm
overcome by superior force
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1. (verb) overwhelm
to make sb feel very strong emotions that are difficult to deal with
parents overwhelmed with grief after the death of their daughter; The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed her.
2. overwhelm
to give sb so much of sth that it is difficult to deal with
students overwhelmed by the huge amounts of information
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Sense: to defeat or overcome
He was overwhelmed with work/grief.
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 Afrikaans: oorweldig, oorstelp, verp |
 Arabic: يَغْمُر |
 Bulgarian: затрупвам |
 Brazilian: esmagar |
 Czech: zavalit, přemoci |
 German: überwältigen |
 Danish: overvælde |
 Greek: κατακλύζω, κυριεύω, καταβ |
 Spanish: vencer, aplastar; agobiar |
 Estonian: enese alla matma |
 Farsi: از پا درآمدن؛ در هم شکستن |
 Finnish: hukkua johonkin |
 French: écraser |
 Hebrew: לְהַמֵם |
 Hindi: अभिभूत |
 Croatian: svladati, poraziti |
 Hungarian: elnyom |
 Indonesian: menguasai |
 Icelandic: yfirþyrma |
 Italian: sopraffare |
 Japanese: 圧倒する |
 Korean: 압도(제압)하다 |
 Lithuanian: prislėgti, priblokšti, ap |
 Latvian: pārņemt; satriekt |
 Malay: mengalahkan |
 Dutch: overstelpen |
 Norwegian: overvelde, overmanne |
 Polish: przygniatać |
 Persian: از پا درآمدن؛ در هم شکستن |
 Pashto: له پوښو لويدل |
 Portuguese: esmagar |
 Romanian: a copleşi |
 Russian: заваливать; подавлять; пе |
 Slovak: zavaliť; premôcť |
 Slovenian: uničiti |
 Serbian: ophrvati |
 Swedish: överväldiga, -manna, tyng |
 Thai: ทำให้ความรู้สึกท่วมท้น |
 Turkish: yenmek, hakkından gelmek |
 Taiwanese: 壓倒，受打擊 |
 Ukrainian: сповнювати, охоплювати |
 Urdu: شکست دينا، قابو پانا |
 Vietnamese: áp đảo |
 Chinese: 压倒，受打击 |
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