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o·ver·whelm
(ō′vər-wĕlm′, -hwĕlm′)tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms
1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.
2.
a. To defeat completely and decisively: Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.
b. To affect deeply in mind or emotion: Despair overwhelmed me.
3. To present with an excessive amount: They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts.
4. To turn over; upset: The small craft was overwhelmed by the enormous waves.
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overwhelm
(ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm)vb (tr)
1. to overpower the thoughts, emotions, or senses of
2. to overcome with irresistible force
3. to overcome, as with a profusion or concentration of something
4. to cover over or bury completely
5. to weigh or rest upon overpoweringly
6. archaic to overturn
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o•ver•whelm
(ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm)v.t.
1. to overpower in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
2. to overpower with superior force or numbers.
3. to cover or bury beneath a mass of something.
4. to burden excessively.
[1300–50; Middle English]
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overwhelm
Past participle: overwhelmed
Gerund: overwhelming
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| Verb | 1. | overwhelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" benight - overtake with darkness or night knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
| 2. | overwhelm - charge someone with too many tasks | |
| 3. | overwhelm - cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" | |
| 4. | overwhelm - overcome by superior force beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" steamroll, steamroller - overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition" |
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overwhelm
verb
1. overcome, overpower, devastate, stagger, get the better of, bowl over (informal), prostrate, knock (someone) for six (informal), render speechless, render incapable, render powerless, render helpless, sweep (someone) off his or her feet, take (someone's) breath away He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past.
2. destroy, beat, defeat, overcome, smash, crush, massacre, conquer, wipe out, overthrow, knock out, lick (informal), subdue, rout, eradicate, overpower, quell, annihilate, put paid to, vanquish, subjugate, immobilize, make mincemeat of (informal), cut to pieces One massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
overwhelm
verb1. To flow over completely:
2. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat:
4. To impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness of:
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Translations
يَغْمُر
agobiaratabalar
uchvátit
overvælde
yfiròyrma
pārņemtsatriekt
przywalić
zavaliť
preplaviti
överväldiga
başından aşmakhakkından gelmekyenmek
overwhelm
[ˌəʊvəˈwelm] VT2. (= overcome) [difficulties, fear, loneliness] → abrumar
sorrow overwhelmed him → estaba abrumado por el dolor
try not to let panic overwhelm you → intenta que el pánico no se apodere de ti
I felt overwhelmed by events/her → me sentía abrumado por los acontecimientos/por ella
he was overwhelmed by their kindness → su amabilidad le dejó abrumado or le conmovió profundamente
she was overwhelmed with grief → estaba sumida en la tristeza
she was overwhelmed with joy → rebosaba de alegría
sorrow overwhelmed him → estaba abrumado por el dolor
try not to let panic overwhelm you → intenta que el pánico no se apodere de ti
I felt overwhelmed by events/her → me sentía abrumado por los acontecimientos/por ella
he was overwhelmed by their kindness → su amabilidad le dejó abrumado or le conmovió profundamente
she was overwhelmed with grief → estaba sumida en la tristeza
she was overwhelmed with joy → rebosaba de alegría
3. (= inundate, overload) (with work) → abrumar, agobiar; (with questions, requests, information) → atosigar
you shouldn't overwhelm the customer with too much information → no deberías atosigar al cliente con demasiada información
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help → nos han inundado las ofertas de ayuda
you shouldn't overwhelm the customer with too much information → no deberías atosigar al cliente con demasiada información
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help → nos han inundado las ofertas de ayuda
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overwhelm
[ˌəʊvərˈhwɛlm] vt [need, feeling] → submerger
The horror of it all had overwhelmed me → L'horreur de tout cela m'avait submergé.
The horror of it all had overwhelmed me → L'horreur de tout cela m'avait submergé.
[+ enemy] → écraser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overwhelm
vt
(= overpower: strong feelings) → überwältigen; he was overwhelmed when they gave him the present → er war zutiefst gerührt, als sie ihm das Geschenk gaben; Venice overwhelmed me → ich fand Venedig überwältigend; to be overwhelmed with joy/grief → von Freude/Trauer überwältigt sein; you overwhelm me! (iro) → da bin ich aber sprachlos!
(fig) (with favours, praise) → überschütten, überhäufen; (with questions) → bestürmen; (with work) → überhäufen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overwhelm
[ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm] vt (opponent, team) → schiacciare; (with questions, requests, work) → sommergeresorrow overwhelmed him → il dolore lo sopraffece
overwhelmed by her kindness → confuso dalla sua gentilezza
to be overwhelmed (touched, impressed) → rimanere colpito/a
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help → siamo stati sommersi da offerte di aiuto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overwhelm
(əuvəˈwelm) verb to defeat or overcome. He was overwhelmed with work/grief.
ˌoverˈwhelming adjective very great. an overwhelming victory.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
overwhelm
v. abrumar; colmar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
overwhelm
vt agobiarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.