Overwhelm - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈwelm|  American pronunciation of the word overwhelm
Brit.  |əʊvəˈwelm|  British pronunciation of the word overwhelm

verb

- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli (syn: overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm)
- charge someone with too many tasks (syn: deluge)
- cover completely or make imperceptible (syn: drown, submerge)
- overcome by superior force (syn: overmaster, overpower)

Extra examples

Don't overwhelm him with facts.

They were overwhelmed with work.

The city was overwhelmed by the invading army.

He overwhelmed us with his hospitality.

The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.

Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.

Harriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.

The children were overwhelmed with excitement.

Grief overwhelmed me.

We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.

They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.

I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity.

We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.

In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: overwhelm
he/she/it: overwhelms
present participle: overwhelming
past tense: overwhelmed
past participle: overwhelmed
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