overwhelming
US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/
・UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/
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adjective
- So great as to make one feel helpless.
- So great as to be irresistible
- So powerful as to defeat someone easily.
- Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react
- Very great or very strong; overpowering.
- Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react.
- So great as to cover or submerge completely.
- Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
- So strong or great as to be difficult to resist or overcome.
- Very great or very strong.
- Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react.
- Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react
- Very great or intense.
- Very large or greater than any other
- Difficult to deal with; very large or of a high degree
other
- To cover completely; bury.
- Present participle of overwhelm; defeating completely.
- Present participle of overwhelm; to cover or submerge completely
- Present participle of overwhelm; to cover or submerge completely
- Present participle of overwhelm; affecting (someone) very strongly.
- To cover someone or something completely.
- To affect (someone) very strongly.
- To defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)