[
UK
/ˌəʊvəwˈɛlm/
]
[ US /ˌoʊvɝˈwɛɫm, ˌoʊvɝhˈwɛɫm/ ]
[ US /ˌoʊvɝˈwɛɫm, ˌoʊvɝhˈwɛɫm/ ]
VERB
-
cover completely or make imperceptible
I was drowned in work
The noise drowned out her speech - overcome by superior force
- charge someone with too many tasks
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
How To Use overwhelm In A Sentence
- The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
- You know that moment when really liking someone turns into a radiant love - overwhelming, a little frightening and almost exasperatingly fresh?
- Does a father react angrily when his tired, overwhelmed twelve-month-old flails out and hits him on the nose?
- On a sunny summer day one can be overwhelmed by the abundance of the wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
- It bemuses me that I need a face-to-face situation in order to be able to construct my own argument without feeling overwhelmed.
- The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
- With each soft shadow and sharp crimp exquisitely rendered, the act of painting serves to overwhelm the subject.
- They realized it would be suicidal to resist in the face of overwhelming military superiority.
- Your problem becomes a series of small tasks, rather than an overwhelming amorphous mass. Times, Sunday Times
- Not even his trusty silver medallion of St. Christopher could protect him against such overwhelming numbers. Storyteller
