overwhelm

Definition von overwhelm im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To engulf, surge-over and submerge
The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.; To overpower emotionally
Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.; {v} to crush, subdue, overpower; To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc; overcome by superior force; If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy. = overpower; To project or impend over threateningly; {f} overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf; overpoweringly; If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her. = overpower + overwhelmed over·whelmed Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise; charge someone with too many tasks; To cause to surround, to cover; The act of overwhelming; cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli; charge someone with too many tasks overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overwhelming: Present participle of to overwhelm
overwhelming: Very great or intense
overwhelming: Extreme
overwhelming: Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong
overwhelmingly: in an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely. extremely
overwhelming: {s} overpowering; crushing; staggering; stunning, dazing; flooding
overwhelmingly: {a} in a destructive manner
To overwhelm: deluge
To overwhelm: hell
To overwhelm: engulf
To overwhelm: inundate
overwhelmed: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
overwhelmed: {s} overcome, stunned, shocked, inundated
overwhelmed: past of overwhelm
overwhelmed: faklempt
overwhelming: so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
overwhelming: If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. = overpowering + overwhelmingly over·whelm·ing·ly the overwhelmingly strange medieval city of Fès
overwhelming: emphasis You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months The vote was overwhelming -- 283 in favour, and only twenty-nine against. + overwhelmingly over·whelm·ing·ly The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder
overwhelming: very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
overwhelming: Overpowering, staggering or irresistibly strong
overwhelming: Overpowering; irresistible
overwhelmingly: in a decisive manner; in an amazing manner
overwhelmingly: incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
overwhelmingly: in an overwhelming manner
overwhelmingly: incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man
overwhelms: third-person singular of overwhelm
to overwhelm: daunt