Related Searches

overpowering

[oh-ver-pou-er-ing]

o·ver·pow·er·ing

[oh-ver-pou-er-ing]
adjective
that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.

Origin:
1690–1700; overpower + -ing2

o·ver·pow·er·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·pow·er·ing·ness, noun

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Overpowering has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
Dictionary.com Unabridged

o·ver·pow·er

[oh-ver-pou-er]
verb (used with object)
1.
to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
2.
to overcome or overwhelm in feeling; affect or impress excessively: overpowered with confusion and desire.
3.
to gain mastery over the bodily powers or mental faculties of: a strong drink that quickly overpowered him.
4.
to furnish or equip with excessive power: a giant motor that overpowered the pump.

Origin:
1585–95; over- + power

un·o·ver·pow·ered, adjective


1. vanquish, subjugate, conquer, defeat, beat.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To overpowering
Collins
World English Dictionary
overpowering (ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  so strong or intense as to be unbearable
2.  so powerful as to crush or conquer
 
overpoweringly
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT