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Meaning of Overwhelming | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˌəʊvəˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ

Definitions

A situation of being overwhelmed.

Equivalents

العربية إغراق الغمر غالب
বাংলা গালিব
Català aclaparador
Deutsch überwältigend
Ελληνικά συντριπτικός
Español abrumador agobiante apabullante aplastante arrollador avasallador contundente imponente
Suomi musertava
Français accablant
Magyar megterhelő nyomasztó túlnyomó
Bahasa Indonesia kewalahan
Italiano incredibile schiacciante soverchiante straordinario
日本語 キャパシティオーバー 圧倒
ქართული დაუძლეველი
Nederlands overweldigend
Português avassalador esmagador exageradamente maior irresistivelmente forte
Română copleșitor covârșitor
Русский ошеломляющий подавляющий
Svenska överösning överväldigande
ไทย ท่วมท้น ล้นหลาม
Türkçe baskın ezici kahir
Tiếng Việt đại

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
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Overwhelmingly overwhelmingness Overwhelms overwidth overwin Overwind

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