overwhelm

Meaning of overwhelm

noun

The state or condition of being overwhelmed.

verb
  1. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
    The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
  2. To overpower, crush.
    In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
  3. To overpower emotionally.
    He was overwhelmed with guilt.
  4. To cause to surround, to cover.

Information about overwhelm

  • The plural form of overwhelm is: overwhelms.
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Hyphenation of overwhelm

over-whelm

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • overwhelm is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

overwhelm synonyms

Meaning overpower:

overpower, whelm, overcome, overtake, overmaster

Meaning deluge:

deluge

Meaning submerge:

submerge, drown

Meaning :

swamp

overwhelm antonyms

Meaning :

underwhelm

Translation of overwhelm

Words that rhyme with overwhelm

Helm, helm, schelm, Aldhelm, Stechhelm, Stahlhelm, Wilhelm, stahlhelm, Tarnhelm, enhelm, unhelm, uphelm, dishelm, underwhelm, upwhelm, whelm

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