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- Dictionaryoverwhelm/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm/
verb
- 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water: "floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses" Similar
- 2. have a strong emotional effect on: "I was overwhelmed with guilt" Similar
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OVERWHELM definition: 1. to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force: 2. to cause someone to feel sudden…. Learn more.
A person might be overwhelmed by a sensory experience or emotion; a city might be overwhelmed by an influx of tourists. Things can underwhelm, too: a bland meal, a bare wall, a lackluster playlist. But how often does an experience just, well, whelm you?
Overwhelm is the fact or feeling of not being able to cope or deal with something. Even in the face of political overwhelm, let's not forget the fight at home. It feels liberating, in the midst of overwhelm, to make a list, even before you've completed a single item on it.
overwhelm somebody to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person. We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
Overwhelm most commonly means to cause to be overcome with emotion as a result of an amount of something (work, stress, etc.) that’s just too much to handle. (It can also mean to overpower or physically cover beneath a mass of something).
OVERWHELM meaning: 1. to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force: 2. to cause someone to feel sudden…. Learn more.
Overwhelm means “give a person too much of something.” If your friend agrees to feed your pet fish while you’re on vacation, don’t overwhelm her with requests by also asking her to do your laundry and wash the dishes.
