overwhelm

o·ver·whelm  (vr-hwlm, -wlm)

tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms

1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.

2.

a. To defeat completely and decisively: Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.

b. To affect deeply in mind or emotion: Despair overwhelmed me.

3. To present with an excessive amount: They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts.

4. To turn over; upset: The small craft was overwhelmed by the enormous waves.

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overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm]

vb (tr)

1. to overpower the thoughts, emotions, or senses of

2. to overcome with irresistible force

3. to overcome, as with a profusion or concentration of something

4. to cover over or bury completely

5. to weigh or rest upon overpoweringly

6. Archaic to overturn

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	overwhelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" benight - overtake with darkness or night knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
	2.	overwhelm - charge someone with too many tasks flood out, deluge burden, saddle, charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
	3.	overwhelm - cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" drown, submerge spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	4.	overwhelm - overcome by superior force overmaster, overpower beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" steamroll, steamroller - overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"

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overwhelm

verb

1. overcome, overpower, devastate, stagger, get the better of, bowl over (informal), prostrate, knock (someone) for six (informal), render speechless, render incapable, render powerless, render helpless, sweep (someone) off his or her feet, take (someone's) breath away He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past.

2. destroy, beat, defeat, overcome, smash, crush, massacre, conquer, wipe out, overthrow, knock out, lick (informal), subdue, rout, eradicate, overpower, quell, annihilate, put paid to, vanquish, subjugate, immobilize, make mincemeat of (informal), cut to pieces One massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.

3. swamp, bury, flood, crush, engulf, submerge, beset, inundate, deluge, snow under The small Pacific island could be overwhelmed by rising sea levels.

Translations

overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] VT

1. (= defeat) [+ opponent, team] → arrollar, aplastar

2. (= overcome) [difficulties, fear, loneliness] → abrumar
sorrow overwhelmed him → estaba abrumado por el dolor
try not to let panic overwhelm you → intenta que el pánico no se apodere de ti
I felt overwhelmed by events/her → me sentía abrumado por los acontecimientos/por ella
he was overwhelmed by their kindness → su amabilidad le dejó abrumado or le conmovió profundamente
she was overwhelmed with grief → estaba sumida en la tristeza
she was overwhelmed with joy → rebosaba de alegría

3. (= inundate, overload) (with work) → abrumar, agobiar; (with questions, requests, information) → atosigar
you shouldn't overwhelm the customer with too much information → no deberías atosigar al cliente con demasiada información
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help → nos han inundado las ofertas de ayuda

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overwhelm [ˌəʊvə^rˈ^hwɛlm] vt

[need, feeling] → submerger
The horror of it all had overwhelmed me → L'horreur de tout cela m'avait submergé.

[+ enemy] → écraser

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overwhelm

vt

(= overpower: strong feelings) → überwältigen; he was overwhelmed when they gave him the present → er war zutiefst gerührt, als sie ihm das Geschenk gaben; Venice overwhelmed me → ich fand Venedig überwältigend; to be overwhelmed with joy/grief → von Freude/Trauer überwältigt sein; you overwhelm me! (iro) → da bin ich aber sprachlos!

(= ruin, crush) enemy → überwältigen; country → besiegen; (Sport) defence → überrennen

(= submerge) (water) → überschwemmen, überfluten; (earth, lava) → verschütten, begraben

(fig) (with favours, praise) → überschütten, überhäufen; (with questions) → bestürmen; (with work) → überhäufen

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overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm] vt (opponent, team) → schiacciare; (with questions, requests, work) → sommergere
sorrow overwhelmed him → il dolore lo sopraffece
overwhelmed by her kindness → confuso dalla sua gentilezza
to be overwhelmed (touched, impressed) → rimanere colpito/a
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help → siamo stati sommersi da offerte di aiuto

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overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm] vt (opponent, team) → schiacciare; (with questions, requests, work) → sommergere
sorrow overwhelmed him → il dolore lo sopraffece
overwhelmed by her kindness → confuso dalla sua gentilezza
to be overwhelmed (touched, impressed) → rimanere colpito/a
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help → siamo stati sommersi da offerte di aiuto

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overwhelm

v overwhelm [əuvəˈwelm]

to defeat or overcome He was overwhelmed with work/grief. oorweldig, oorstelp, verpletter يَغْمُر затрупвам zavalit, přemoci overvælde überwältigen κατακλύζω, κυριεύω, καταβάλλω vencer, aplastar; agobiar, abrumar enese alla matma از پا درآمدن؛ در هم شکستن hukuttaa écraser לְהַמֵם अभिभूत svladati, poraziti elnyom menguasai yfirþyrma sopraffare 圧倒する 압도(제압)하다 prislėgti, priblokšti, apimti pārņemt; satriekt mengalahkan overstelpen overvelde, overmanne przygniatać esmagar a copleşi заваливать; подавлять; переполнять zavaliť; premôcť uničiti ophrvati överväldiga, -manna, tynga ner, krossa ทำให้ความรู้สึกท่วมท้น yenmek, hakkından gelmek 壓倒，受打擊 сповнювати, охоплювати شکست دينا، قابو پانا áp đảo 压倒，受打击

adj overˈwhelming

very great an overwhelming victory. oorweldigende ساحِق، عَظيم смазващ drtivý overvældende überwältigend συντριπτικός aplastante; abrumador, agobiante; irresistible tohutu عظیم ylivoimainen écrasant מוֹחֵץ अत्यधिक velik, nadmoćan elsöprő sangat besar yfirgnæfandi schiacciante 圧倒的な 압도적인 triuškinantis milzīgs; pārliecinošs sangat besar overweldigend overveldende przytłaczający esmagador copleşitor; zdro­bi­tor огромный drvivý, ohromný silen ogroman överväldigande, förkrossande ที่มีอำนาจมาก büyük, ezici 很大的，勢不可擋的 переважаючий زبردست tràn ngập; quá lớn 很大的，势不可挡的