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)