overwhelm

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
2. To overpower, crush.
3. To overpower emotionally.
4. To cause to surround, to cover.

Noun

The state or condition of being overwhelmed.

Concepts

accabler

abreuver

🚰

combler

dépasser

déluge

écrasant

écraser

inonder

noyer

submerger

vaincre

désarçonner

terrasser

assommer

confondre

déborder

Synonymes

overcome

overpower

flood

swamp

engulf

crush

whelm

defeat

submerge

drown

overflow

vanquish

deluge

inundate

shower

🚿

smash

seize

cover

conquer

smother

overtake

overmaster

oppress

fill

overbear

assail

besiege

come upon

surround

sweep over

squash

overburden

overrun

squelch

load

destroy

mash

knock down

grind

grip

flood out

heap

dampen

bruise

crunch

crowd

bray

corner

fall upon

excel

Traductions

sopraffare

überwältigen

überschütten

verpletteren

overstelpen

🚿

bedelven

abrumar

καταβάλλω

dominar

colmare

sobrepujar

καταπιέζω

schiacciare

travolgere

superar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌəʊ.və.ˈ ʍɛlm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: overwhelmen

In summary

Inherited from Middle English overwhelmen, equivalent to over- + whelm.