The meaning of Overwhelm

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

noun

Emotion or desire as influencing behaviour.

Usage examples:

By triggering affect and emotion, intolerant behaviors are set in motion.

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Usage examples:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

verb

(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently.

Usage examples:

The social problems that beset the uk

verb

Hurt or troubled by something bad

Usage examples:

Many problems have beset the team in recent months.

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

Usage examples:

The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

Usage examples:

They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Buy the best you can afford

verb

Put or hide underground.

Usage examples:

He buried the box in the back garden

verb

Place in a grave or tomb

verb

To put a dead body into the ground

Usage examples:

My father is buried in kentucky., squirrels bury nuts and dig them up later to eat them., she burie…

noun

A shoe with a thick wooden sole.

Usage examples:

Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and th…

verb

Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.

Usage examples:

The gutters were clogged up with leaves

verb

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Usage examples:

He conquered cyprus

verb

To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

Usage examples:

I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

verb

(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

Usage examples:

She was dazed by his revelations

noun

A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

Usage examples:

He was walking around in a daze

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Usage examples:

She was dazzled by the headlights

noun

Brightness that blinds someone temporarily.

Usage examples:

I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle

verb

To cause someone to feel strong admiration of something or someone

Usage examples:

He was dazzled by rome’s architectural treasures.

noun

A severe flood.

Usage examples:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Usage examples:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Usage examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

verb

Destroy or ruin.

Usage examples:

The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Usage examples:

Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Usage examples:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

verb

To cause someone to stop what the person is doing, or to interrupt an activity

Usage examples:

Please don’t disturb jimmy – he’s trying to do his homework., this year’s election campaign has dis…

verb

To interrupt what someone is doing

Usage examples:

Please don't disturb your sister - she's trying to do her homework., i'm sorry to disturb you so la…

verb

Greatly astonish or amaze.

Usage examples:

I was dumbfounded by the low prices there

verb

(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

Usage examples:

The cafe was engulfed in flames

verb

To surround and cover completely

Usage examples:

Floodwaters engulfed midwestern farmlands.

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Usage examples:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Usage examples:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

noun

The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.

Usage examples:

A wooden floor

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

Usage examples:

A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building

Usage examples:

A tile floor, hardwood floors, the children sat on the floor., they rented office space on the seco…

noun

An excessively abundant supply of something.

Usage examples:

There is a glut of cars on the market

verb

Supply or fill to excess.

Usage examples:

The roads are glutted with cars

noun

A supply or amount that is much greater than necessary

Usage examples:

A glut of new housing, a glut of information

verb

Make (someone) feel admiration and respect.

Usage examples:

They immediately impressed the judges

noun

An act of making an impression or mark.

Usage examples:

Bluish marks made by the impress of his fingers

verb

Force (someone) to serve in an army or navy.

Usage examples:

A number of poles, impressed into the german army

verb

Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

Usage examples:

We've been inundated with complaints from listeners

verb

To bring to a place or person too much of something, so that it cannot be dealt with

Usage examples:

After appearing on tv they were inundated with telephone calls for a week., we were inundated with …

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Usage examples:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Usage examples:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Usage examples:

A three-master

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

verb

Load (someone) with too many things to carry.

Usage examples:

They were overburdened with luggage

noun

Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.

Usage examples:

The kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

Usage examples:

He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Load with too great a burden or cargo.

Usage examples:

Both boats were overloaded and low in the water

noun

An excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

An overload of stress

verb

To put too great a load in or on something

Usage examples:

Don’t overload the washer or it won’t work properly., fig. i can’t go out tonight – i’m overloaded …

verb

Defeat or overcome with superior strength.

Usage examples:

He overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station

verb

To defeat someone by having greater strength or power

Usage examples:

The team’s forward is strong enough to overpower smaller defenders and quick enough to drive past b…

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

Usage examples:

The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Usage examples:

In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

Usage examples:

You routed each plank all along its length

verb

Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

Usage examples:

The soil is saturated

noun

A saturated fat.

Usage examples:

As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy

adjective

Saturated with moisture.

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

verb

Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

Usage examples:

The singer held the audience spellbound

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

Usage examples:

I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

Usage examples:

I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

verb

To shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react

Usage examples:

She was stunned by his generous offer., he was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.

verb

Cause (something) to be under water.

Usage examples:

Houses had been flooded and cars submerged

verb

Put under water

verb

To go below the surface of an area of water

Usage examples:

[ t ] take a normal breath and completely submerge yourself., [ i ] seals exhale so they can submer…

noun

An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

Usage examples:

They usually breed in marshes and brushy swamps with some open water, dense, low vegetation, and pe…

verb

Overwhelm or flood with water.

Usage examples:

A huge wave swamped the canoes

noun

An area of very wet, soft land

Usage examples:

[ c ] alligators live in these swamps., a low-lying, swampy region, the boat was swamped by an enor…

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Usage examples:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

Usage examples:

Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

Usage examples:

The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

Usage examples:

He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

verb

To defeat completely

Usage examples:

Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been vanquished.

adjective

Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable.

Usage examples:

He was the company's worst driver

adverb

Most severely or seriously.

Usage examples:

Manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment

noun

The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen.

Usage examples:

When i saw the ambulance outside her front door, i began to fear the worst