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    overwhelming

    US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/

    UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/

    • Transitive Verb
    • To defeat something or someone completely
    • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
    • Adjective
    • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
    • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
    obsession

    US /əbˈsɛʃən, ɑb-/

    UK /əb'seʃn/

    • Uncountable Noun
    • Irrational motive for performing certain actions
    • An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind
    desperate

    US /ˈdɛspərɪt/

    UK /ˈdespərət/

    • Adjective
    • Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
    • State of urgently wanting to go to the toilet

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