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o·ver·whelm·ing

 (ō′vər-wĕl′mĭng, -hwĕl′-)
adj.
Overpowering in effect or strength: overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority.
o′ver·whelm′ing·ly adv.
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overwhelming

(ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ)
adj
overpowering in effect, number, or force
ˌoverˈwhelmingly adv
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o•ver•whelm•ing

(ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-)

adj.
so great as to render resistance or opposition useless; overpowering.
[1565–75]
o`ver•whelm′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.overwhelming - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
overpowering
irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"
2.overwhelming - very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
consuming
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
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overwhelming

adjective
1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.
overpowering trivial, commonplace, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, incidental, resistible
2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) An overwhelming majority of small businesses fail within the first two years.
vast insignificant, negligible, paltry
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overwhelming

adjective
Awesomely or forbiddingly intense:
overpowering, staggering, towering.
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Translations
ساحِق، عَظيم
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büyükezici

overwhelming

[ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ] ADJ [defeat, victory] → arrollador, aplastante; [success] → arrollador; [majority] → abrumador, aplastante; [heat] → agobiante; [pressure, urge] → irresistible; [desire] → irresistible, imperioso; [emotion] → incontenible
one's overwhelming impression is of heat → lo que más impresiona es el calor
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

overwhelming

[ˌəʊvərˈhwɛlmɪŋ] adj
[victory, defeat] → écrasant(e); [sense, feeling] → écrasant(e); [desire] → irrésistible
an overwhelming sense of powerlessness → un sentiment écrasant d'impuissance
(= predominant)
One's overwhelming impression is of heat → La sensation qui domine tout est la chaleur.
(= very big) an overwhelming majority → une écrasante majorité
an overwhelming majority of people → l'écrasante majorité des gens
An overwhelming majority of people are opposed to this plan → L'écrasante majorité des gens est opposée à ce projet.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overwhelming

adj → überwältigend; desire, power → unwiderstehlich; misfortune → erschütternd; overwhelming evidence → erdrückende Beweise pl; an overwhelming majority → eine überwältigende Mehrheit; they won despite overwhelming odds → sie gewannen obwohl ihre Chancen sehr schlecht standen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

overwhelming

[ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj (victory, majority) → schiacciante; (defeat) → pesante; (pressure, heat, desire, emotion) → intenso/a
one's overwhelming impression is of heat → l'impressione dominante è quella di caldo
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.
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