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 Definitions of overwhelming  [ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-]  

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Definition of 'overwhelming' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) overwhelming
so great as to render resistance or opposition useless; overpowering.

Etymology:  (1565–75)

Definition of 'overwhelming' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) overpowering, overwhelming
so strong as to be irresistible
"an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"

2. (adj) consuming, overwhelming
very intense
"politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"


Definition of 'overwhelming' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) overwhelming
causing sb to be overwhelmed
overwhelming fatigue; Thinking about all the things I had to do was overwhelming.


Translation of 'overwhelming' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: very great
an overwhelming victory.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: oorweldigende Arabic flag Arabic: ساحِق، عَظيم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: смазващ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: esmagador Czech flag Czech: drtivý German flag German: überwältigend
Danish flag Danish: overvældende Greek flag Greek: συντριπτικός Spanish flag Spanish: aplastante; abrumador, ag
Estonian flag Estonian: tohutu Farsi flag Farsi: عظیم Finnish flag Finnish: ylivoimainen
French flag French: écrasant Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוֹחֵץ Hindi flag Hindi: अत्यधिक
Croatian flag Croatian: velik, nadmoćan Hungarian flag Hungarian: elsöprő Indonesian flag Indonesian: sangat besar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: yfirgnæfandi Italian flag Italian: schiacciante Japanese flag Japanese: 圧倒的な
Korean flag Korean: 압도적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: triuškinantis Latvian flag Latvian: milzīgs; pārliecinošs
Malay flag Malay: sangat besar Dutch flag Dutch: overweldigend Norwegian flag Norwegian: overveldende
Polish flag Polish: przytłaczający Persian flag Persian: عظیم Pashto flag Pashto: لوى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: esmagador Romanian flag Romanian: copleşitor; zdro­bi­tor Russian flag Russian: огромный
Slovak flag Slovak: drvivý, ohromný Slovenian flag Slovenian: silen Serbian flag Serbian: ogroman
Swedish flag Swedish: överväldigande, förkrossa Thai flag Thai: อย่างยิ่งใหญ่ Turkish flag Turkish: büyük, ezici
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 很大的,勢不可擋的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: переважаючий Urdu flag Urdu: زبردست
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tràn ngập; quá lớn Chinese flag Chinese: 很大的,势不可挡的

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