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overwhelmed - 2 dictionary results

o⋅ver⋅whelm

[oh-ver-hwelm, -welm]
–verb (used with object)
1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
3. 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.
4. to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.
5. to overthrow.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; see over-, whelm
o·ver·whelm   (ō'vər-hwělm', -wělm')   
tr.v.   o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms
  1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.
    1. To defeat completely and decisively: Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.
    2. To affect deeply in mind or emotion: Despair overwhelmed me.
  2. To present with an excessive amount: They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts.
  3. To turn over; upset: The small craft was overwhelmed by the enormous waves.
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