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Overwhelm

ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm

Overwhelm definitions

verb

Inflections:

overwhelm overwhelmed overwhelming overwhelms

bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water

"floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses"

Synonyms:
swamp submerge engulf bury deluge flood inundate
- give too much of something to; inundate
  
  "they were overwhelmed by farewell messages"
have such a strong emotional effect on (someone) that they are unable to act or resist

"I was overwhelmed with guilt"

Synonyms:
overcome move stir affect touch impress sweep someone off their feet strike stun make emotional dumbfound shake disturb devastate take aback daze spellbind dazzle floor leave speechless take someone's breath away stagger
defeat completely

"the Irish side was overwhelmed 15–3 by Scotland"

Synonyms:
defeat (utterly/heavily/easily) trounce rout beat beat hollow conquer vanquish be victorious over gain a victory over prevail over get the better of triumph over
- be too strong for; overpower
  
  "the wine doesn't overwhelm the flavour of the trout"