overpowering
Meaning of overpowering
verb
- To subdue someone by superior force.
We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
- To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
Bright light overpowers the eyes.
- To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
- To make excessively powerful.
adjective
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
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Hyphenation of overpowering
over-pow-er-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- overpowering is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
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