Transcription
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- [oh-ver-hwelm, -welm]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-ver-hwelm, -welm]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm/
Definitions of overwhelm word
- verb with object overwhelm to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. 1
- verb with object overwhelm to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. 1
- verb with object overwhelm to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii. 1
- verb with object overwhelm to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions. 1
- verb with object overwhelm to overthrow. 1
- transitive verb overwhelm be too much for: sb 1
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Origin of overwhelm
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at over-, whelm
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Parts of speech for Overwhelm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overwhelm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overwhelm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overwhelm
verb overwhelm
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
adj overwhelm
- crawler — A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- harrier — one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
adjective overwhelm
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
noun overwhelm
- wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.
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