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- Dictionaryo·ver·whelm/ˌōvərˈ(h)welm/
verb
- 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass: "the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath" Similar
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The meaning of OVERWHELMED is overcome by force or numbers. How to use overwhelmed in a sentence.
1. : upset, overthrow. The tornado overwhelmed many mobile homes. 2. a. : to cover over completely : submerge. The city was overwhelmed by the flooding caused by the hurricane. b. : to overcome by superior force or numbers. The city was overwhelmed by the invading army. c. : to overpower in thought or feeling. overwhelmed with grief.
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died.
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died. I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. overwhelm verb (WATER)
Overwhelmed definition: completely overcome in mind or feeling. See examples of OVERWHELMED used in a sentence.
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. [ be VERB -ed ]
Overwhelm means “give a person too much of something.” If your friend agrees to feed your pet fish while you’re on vacation, don’t overwhelm her with requests by also asking her to do your laundry and wash the dishes.
to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died. I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/ /ˌəʊvərˈwelm/ [often passive] Verb Forms. overwhelm somebody to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react synonym overcome. She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
