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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
overwhelmed \overwhelmed\ adj. 1. same as overpowered. Syn: overcome, overpowered, swamped, engulfed. [WordNet 1.5] 2. defeated easily by a greatly superior opponent. Syn: routed. [WordNet 1.5]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Overwhelm \O`ver*whelm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overwhelming.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. [1913 Webster] The sea overwhelmed their enemies. --Ps. lxxviii. 53. [1913 Webster] Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. --Ps. lv. 5. [1913 Webster] Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To project or impend over threateningly. [1913 Webster] His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to surround, to cover. --Papin. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Overwhelm \O`ver*whelm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overwhelming.] 1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. The sea overwhelmed their enemies. --Ps. lxxviii. 53. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. --Ps. lv. 5. Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. --Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. --Milton. 2. To project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. --Shak. 3. To cause to surround, to cover. --Papin.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
overwhelmed adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, swamped, engulfed]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed Αγγλικά a. είμαι υπερφορτισμένος, είμαι καταβεβλημένος, με γάμησε η κατάσταση, με γάμησαν στην δουλειά, έχω φτάσει ''στο αμήν/τα όριά μου'', τα 'φτυσα, τα 'παιξα, τα έχω παίξει, σαστισμένος και καταβεβλημένος (ταυτόχρονα), κυριευμένος από πεποίθηση αδυναμίας αντιμετώπισης των συνθηκών, ''μεταφορικά'': πνιγμένος σ' ένα χάοςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed vb. (infl of en overwhelm ed-form)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed vb. (infl of en overwhelm ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed vb. (infl of en overwhelm ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed vb. (infl of en overwhelm ed-form)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm o verwhelm ed)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overwhelmed Engelska a. (avledning en overwhelm ordform=perfpart); överväldigad Engelska vb. (böjning en verb overwhelm)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ مغمورFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]přemožený
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ohromený
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ besiegt, überwältigt, überrannt see: overwhelm sb., overwhelmingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ erdrückt see: overwhelm, overwhelmingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ überschüttet, überhäuft see: overwhelm, overwhelmingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ überwältigt, übermannt "be overwhelmed with joy/grief" - von Freude/Kummer überwältigt sein see: overwhelm, overwhelming, overwhelms, overwhelmedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ überwältigte, übermannte "be overwhelmed with joy/grief" - von Freude/Kummer überwältigt sein see: overwhelm, overwhelming, overwhelmed, overwhelmsFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ überwältigtFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ τσακισμένοςFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəwˈɛlmd/ osvajaFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˌoʊvɝˈwɛɫmd/, /ˌoʊvɝhˈwɛɫmd/
119 Moby Thesaurus words for "overwhelmed": afloat, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, all up with, amazed, astonished, astounded, at flood, at gaze, awash, awed, awestruck, beat, beaten, beguiled, bested, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, broken-down, brokenhearted, captivated, confounded, crushed, cut up, defeated, deluged, desolated, discomfited, dismayed, done for, done in, down, drowned, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enchanted, engulfed, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, fallen, fascinated, fixed, flabbergasted, flooded, floored, gaping, gauping, gazing, heart-stricken, heart-struck, heartbroken, hors de combat, hypnotized, in awe, in awe of, in spate, inflood, inundated, lambasted, lathered, licked, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, on the skids, open-eyed, openmouthed, outdone, overborne, overcome, overexcited, overmastered, overmatched, overpowered, overridden, overthrown, overturned, overwrought, panicked, popeyed, put to rout, puzzled, rapt in wonder, routed, ruined, scattered, settled, shocked, silenced, skinned, skinned alive, spellbound, staggered, stampeded, staring, stricken, stupefied, surprised, swamped, swept, thunderstruck, trimmed, trounced, under a charm, undone, upset, washed, water-washed, whelmed, whipped, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering, worsted