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Overwhelm Definition

overwhelm

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English

Etymology

From over + Middle English whelmen (whelm)

Pronunciation

Verb

to over whelm (third-person singular simple present overwhelms, present participle overwhelming, simple past and past participle overwhelmed)

  1. To engulf, surge-over and submerge
    The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
  2. To overpower, crush
    In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
  3. To overpower emotionally
    He was overwhelmed with guilt.
    Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.

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