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- Dictionaryoverwhelming/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. very great in amount: "his party won overwhelming support" Similar Opposite
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adjective. us / ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ, -ˈwel·mɪŋ / Add to word list. very great or strong: An overwhelming majority voted in favor of the proposal. I felt an overwhelming sense of relief when the semester was over. overwhelmingly. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ·li, -ˈwel- /
Something overwhelming is very intense and hard to deal with: overwhelming events make people worried and stressed out. It's hard to overcome overwhelming things. If you feel an overwhelming need to laugh, you're probably going to laugh.
The meaning of OVERWHELMING is tending or serving to overwhelm; also : extreme, great. How to use overwhelming in a sentence.
overwhelming. (oʊvəʳhwelmɪŋ ) 1. adjective. If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.
C1. very great or very large: She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal. An overwhelming majority has voted in favor of the proposal. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
overwhelming - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
adjective. /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/. /ˌəʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/. very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react. The evidence against him was overwhelming. The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan. an overwhelming sense of loss.
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died. I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. overwhelm verb (WATER)
1. : upset, overthrow. The tornado overwhelmed many mobile homes. 2. a. : to cover over completely : submerge. The city was overwhelmed by the flooding caused by the hurricane. b. : to overcome by superior force or numbers. The city was overwhelmed by the invading army. c. : to overpower in thought or feeling. overwhelmed with grief.
overwhelm. If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her. [VERB noun] If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
