overpowering

o·ver·pow·er·ing

 (ō′vər-pou′ər-ĭng)

adj.

So strong as to be overwhelming: an overpowering need for solitude.

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o′ver·pow′er·ing·ly adv.

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overpowering

(ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ)

adj

1. so strong or intense as to be unbearable

2. so powerful as to crush or conquer

ˌoverˈpoweringly adv

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

overpowering - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" overwhelming irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"

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overpowering

adjective

1. overwhelming, powerful, extreme, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, invincible, uncontrollable The desire for revenge can be overpowering.

2. strong, marked, powerful, distinct, sickening, unbearable, suffocating, unmistakable, nauseating There was an overpowering smell of garlic.

3. forceful, powerful, overwhelming, dynamic, compelling, persuasive, overbearing his overpowering manner

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overpowering

adjective

Awesomely or forbiddingly intense:

overwhelming, staggering, towering.

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Translations

لا يُقاوَم، قوي جِداً

überwältigend

irrésistible

ómótstæîilegur; kæfandi

insopportabile

çok güçlü

极强的

overpowering

[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= very strong, intense) [smell] → penetrante, intensísimo; [perfume] → embriagado; [heat] → asfixiante, sofocante; [sound] → ensordecedor; [force] → arrollador; [flavour] → fortísimo; [desire] → irresistible; [need] → acuciante
the noise was overpowering → el ruido era ensordecedor

2. (= intimidating) [person, manner] → apabullante, abrumador

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overpowering

[ˌəʊvə^rˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj

[feeling] → irrépressible

[heat, stench] → suffocant(e); [scent, perfume] → envahissant(e); [noise] → assourdissant(e)

[person, manner] → dominateur/trice

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overpowering

adj → überwältigend; smell → penetrant; colour, decoration, perfume, person → aufdringlich; heat → glühend; I felt an overpowering desire … → ich fühlte den unwiderstehlichen Drang, …; he’s a bit overpowering at times → seine Art kann einem manchmal zu viel werden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

overpowering

[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj (smell, heat) → asfissiante, soffocante; (desire) → irrefrenabile, irresistibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overpower

(əuvəˈpauə) verb

to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength. The police overpowered the thieves. oorweldig, oormeester, baasraak يَتَسَلَّط على، يَغْلِب، يُخْضِع надвивам dominar přemoci überwältigen overmande εξουδετερώνωreducir jagu saama مسلط شدن بر؛ چیره شدن nujertaa vaincre, maîtriser לְהִשׁתַלֵט עַל- नियन्त्रण करना nadvladati legyőz melumpuhkan yfirbuga sopraffare, soverchiare 打ち負かす 무기력하게 하다 jėga įveikti uzveikt; pievarēt menundukkan overmannenovermanne, overvinneobezwładnić برى موندل dominar a învinge, a copleşi (numeric, prin forţă) одолевать; превосходить premôcť premagati savladati övermanna, överväldiga, göra matt เอาชนะ hakkından gelmek, boyun eğdirmek 制服，壓倒 пересилювати, брати верх زير کردينا khuất phục 制服，压倒

ˌoverˈpowering adjective

very strong. That smell is quite overpowering. oorweldigend, onweerstaanbaar لا يُقاوَم، قوي جِداً непреодолим muito forte nesnesitelný überwältigend overvældende πολύ ισχυρός muy fuerte; abrumador; aplastante vastupandamatu شدید؛ تاثیر گذار läpitunkeva irrésistible, suffocant חָזָק מִדַי नियन्त्रण का vrlo jak ellenállhatatlan, erős sangat kuat ómótstæðilegur; kæfandi insopportabile 圧倒的な 매우 강한 nepakeliamas spēcīgs; nepārvarams amat kuat overweldigendoverveldende obezwładniający شديد، ډير قوى muito forte foarte puternic непреодолимый neznesiteľný nepremagljiv prejak överväldigande, oemotståndlig, bedövande แข็งแรงและมีอำนาจมาก çok güçlü 極強的 непереборний, нездоланний شديد، ناقابل مزاحمت khuất phục 极强的

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overpowering

a. abrumador-a; irresistible.

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