Overwhelming

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˌəʊvəˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ

Definitions

A situation of being overwhelmed.

Equivalents

Españolabrumador agobiante apabullanteaplastante arrollador avasallador contundente imponente

Françaisaccablant

Deutschüberwältigend

18 more languages

العربيةإغراق الغمر غالب

বাংলাগালিব

Catalàaclaparador

Ελληνικάσυντριπτικός

Magyarmegterhelő nyomasztó túlnyomó

Bahasa Indonesiakewalahan

Italianoincredibile schiacciante soverchiantestraordinario

日本語キャパシティオーバー圧倒

ქართულიდაუძლეველი

Nederlandsoverweldigend

Portuguêsavassalador esmagador exageradamente maiorirresistivelmente forte

Românăcopleșitor covârșitor

Русскийошеломляющий подавляющий

Svenskaöverösning överväldigande

ไทยท่วมท้น ล้นหลาม

Türkçebaskın ezici kahir

Tiếng Việtđại

Examples

“They have ⟳ centuries of premodern experience ⟳ in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have ⟳ always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

Overwhelmingly overwhelmingness Overwhelms overwidth overwin Overwind

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