OVERWHELM


Meaning of OVERWHELM in English

■ verb

1》 bury or drown beneath a huge mass.

↘give too much of something to: they were ~ed by letters.

2》 have a strong emotional effect on.

3》 defeat completely; overpower.

Derivatives

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

~ingness noun

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