overwhelm
(verb)
verb
1. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Similar word(s): overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm
Definition categories: emotion, arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
2. charge someone with too many tasks
Similar word(s): deluge
Definition categories: communication, burden, charge, saddle
3. cover completely or make imperceptible
Similar word(s): drown, submerge
Definition categories: contact, cover
4. overcome by superior force
Similar word(s): overmaster, overpower
Definition categories: competition, beat, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Sentences with overwhelm as a verb:
- The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
- In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
- He was overwhelmed with guilt.
- Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.