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What (who) is overwhelm - definition
overwhelm
(overwhelms, overwhelming, overwhelmed)
1.
If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...
The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.
= overpower
VERB: be V-ed, V n
• overwhelmed
Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
2.
If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
= overpower
VERB: V n
overwhelm
v. a.
1.
Overflow, spread over and cover, swallow up, whelm, submerge, sink, drown.
2.
Overbear, overpower, overcome, subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat.
overwhelm
¦ verb
1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass.
give too much of something to: they were overwhelmed by letters.
2. have a strong emotional effect on.
3. defeat completely; overpower.
Derivatives
overwhelming adjective
overwhelmingly adverb
overwhelmingness noun
Examples of use of overwhelm
1. "We overwhelm them with surprising speed and force," he says.
2. International donors have warned that these factors may overwhelm Yemen.
3. That could overwhelm the utility‘s capacity and lead to blackouts.
4. Elizabeths, fearing that development would overwhelm the site.
5. "It will surely overwhelm you," he told the jurors.