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- Dictionaryoverwhelming/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/
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- 1. very great in amount: "his party won overwhelming support" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ / us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ / Add to word list. C1. difficult to fight against: She felt an overwhelming urge / desire /need to tell someone about what had happened. Synonym. overpowering. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. felt or experienced with a lot of force. strong I felt a strong urge to hug him.
: tending or serving to overwhelm. overwhelming force. overwhelming evidence. also : extreme, great. overwhelming indifference. an overwhelming majority. Examples of overwhelming in a Sentence.
Something overwhelming is very intense and hard to deal with: overwhelming events make people worried and stressed out. It's hard to overcome overwhelming things. If you feel an overwhelming need to laugh, you're probably going to laugh.
1. adjective. If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. Synonyms: overpowering, strong, powerful, towering More Synonyms of overwhelming.
OVERWHELM definition: 1. to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force: 2. to cause someone to feel sudden…. Learn more.
Overwhelming definition: that overwhelms; overpowering. See examples of OVERWHELMING used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ / uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ / Add to word list. C1. difficult to fight against: She felt an overwhelming urge / desire /need to tell someone about what had happened. Synonym. overpowering. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. felt or experienced with a lot of force. strong I felt a strong urge to hug him.
