📖 Definitions of "Overwhelming"
verb
- 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."
- 4
To cause to surround, to cover.
noun
- 1
A situation of being overwhelmed.
adjective
- 1
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
- 2
Very great or intense.
- 3
Extreme.
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