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What (who) is overpowering - definition
Overpowering
·adj Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.
II. Overpowering ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Overpower.
overpowering
1.
An overpowering feeling is so strong that you cannot resist it.
...hard, cold, overpowering anger...
The desire for revenge can be overpowering.
= overwhelming
ADJ
2.
An overpowering smell or sound is so strong that you cannot smell or hear anything else.
There was an overpowering smell of alcohol...
ADJ
3.
An overpowering person makes other people feel uncomfortable because they have such a strong personality.
Mrs Winter was large and somewhat overpowering.
= overwhelming
ADJ
overpowering
a.
Irresistible, overwhelming, subduing.
Examples of use of overpowering
1. "We have presented an overpowering case to the full board.
2. Powerful to the point of overpowering, it presaged death.
3. Amateur video filmed by mobile phone showed policemen overpowering the bespectacled, bloodied suspect.
4. For anyone turning off the air conditioning or daring to venture outdoors, the heat was overpowering.
5. Jim Whyte is simply gobsmacked Wednesday February 8, 2006 Overpowering ... the Great Hall in Catherine Palace.