Overwhelm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

charge someone with too many tasks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəwˈɛlm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəwˈɛlm/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlm/.

Examples

I was drowned in work
The noise drowned out her speech

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overpower whelm submerge sweep over overtake overcome overmaster deluge drown flood out

Parts of Speech

verb	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
verb	charge someone with too many tasks
verb	cover completely or make imperceptible “I was drowned in work”
verb	overcome by superior force

Word Forms

deluge

noun

an overwhelming number or amount

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überwältigen

überwunden werden, etwa durch Emotionen oder Wahrnehmungsreize

🇫🇷French

submerger

surmonté, comme avec les émotions ou les stimuli perceptuels

🇪🇸Spanish

abrumar

superar, como ocurre con las emociones o los estímulos perceptivos

🇮🇹Italian

sopraffare

superare, come nel caso delle emozioni o degli stimoli percettivi

🇳🇱Dutch

overweldigen

overwinnen, zoals bij emoties of perceptuele stimuli

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobrecarregar

superado, como acontece com emoções ou estímulos perceptivos

🇷🇺Russian

подавлять

преодолеть, как в случае с эмоциями или перцептивными стимулами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डूब

भावनाओं या अवधारणात्मक उत्तेजनाओं के साथ, काबू पाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিভূত

আবেগ বা উপলব্ধিমূলক উদ্দীপনার মতোই কাবু

🇮🇳Tamil

மூழ்கடிக்கும்

உணர்ச்சிகள் அல்லது புலனுணர்வு தூண்டுதல்கள் போன்றவற்றைக் கடக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ముంచెత్తుతాయి

భావోద్వేగాలు లేదా గ్రహణ ప్రేరణల వలె అధిగమించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भारावून टाकणे

भावना किंवा इंद्रियजन्य उत्तेजनांप्रमाणेच मात करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડૂબી જવું

કાબુ, જેમ કે લાગણીઓ અથવા સમજશક્તિની ઉત્તેજના સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸಿ

ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆಗಳಂತೆ ಜಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീഴടക്കുക

വികാരങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധാരണാപരമായ ഉത്തേജകങ്ങൾ പോലെ മറികടക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਵੀ

ਕਾਬੂ ਪਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਭਵੀ ਉਤੇਜਨਾ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مغلوب

قابو پانا، جیسا کہ جذبات یا ادراک کے محرکات کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

压倒

克服，如情绪或知觉刺激

🇯🇵Japanese

圧倒する

感情や知覚刺激のように、克服する

🇰🇷Korean

압도하다

감정이나 지각 자극과 마찬가지로 극복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áp đảo

khắc phục, như với cảm xúc hoặc kích thích nhận thức

🇹🇭Thai

ประเด

เอาชนะเช่นเดียวกับอารมณ์หรือสิ่งกระตุ้นการรับรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

membanjiri

diatasi, seperti halnya emosi atau rangsangan persepsi

🇵🇭Filipino

matabunan

pagtagumpayan, tulad ng mga emosyon o perceptual stimuli

🇲🇾Malay

terharu

diatasi, seperti dengan emosi atau rangsangan persepsi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطغى

التغلب عليها، كما هو الحال مع العواطف أو المحفزات الإدراكية

🇮🇷Persian

غرق کردن

مانند احساسات یا محرک های ادراکی غلبه کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

bunaltmak

duygular veya algısal uyaranlarda olduğu gibi üstesinden gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצִיף

להתגבר, כמו עם רגשות או גירויים תפיסתיים

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