Sekirov Dictionary

overwhelm

UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈ(h)wɛlm/US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈ(h)wɛlm/

verb 4
noun 1
forms 3

verb4

•
To overpower, crush.
- In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
•
To overpower emotionally.
- He was overwhelmed with guilt.
- Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
•
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
- The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
•
To cause to surround, to cover.
- I lay Turpentine all over the same: then I overwhelm a broader pipe about the first — 1684

noun1

•
The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
- The fact is, that full permeation and understanding of an overwhelm or trauma makes it cease as an overwhelm or trauma. — 2015

forms

overwhelmed · overwhelming · overwhelms

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