What does overpowering mean?
Definitions for overpowering
over·pow·er·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word overpowering.
Princeton's WordNet
overpowering, overwhelmingadjective
so strong as to be irresistible
"an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
Wiktionary
overpoweringadjective
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
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overpowering
Overpowering generally refers to something extremely strong, intense, or influential, often to an overwhelming degree. This term can describe physical forces, like a person who is stronger than others, or abstract factors, such as a smell or emotion that is extremely strong. It can also refer to the act of gaining control or dominance over someone or something else.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overpowering in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overpowering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of overpowering in a Sentence
Every death is a horror -- but if you look at a real catastrophe, like Hurricane Katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here with, really, a storm that was just totally overpowering -- nobody has ever seen anything like this, everybody around this table and everybody watching can really be very proud of what's taken place in Puerto Rico.
It was not long, though, before he was all over me making sexual advances. I told him,' No, no, no,' but he insisted, he was extremely persistent and physically overpowering. He then orally forced himself on me.
I didn't know where I was at, but I knew that he was on me, I knew that I was losing this, i knew that Travis McMichael was overpowering me but I didn't know which direction or what mechanics Travis McMichael was doing to overpower me.
It means I can live my life without anyone overpowering me, it makes me equal with everyone else.
Every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like (Hurricane) Katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here with, really, a storm that was just totally overpowering -- nobody has ever seen anything like this.
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