overwhelmed

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: over‧whelmed

Adjective

overwhelmed (comparative more overwhelmed, superlative most overwhelmed)

  1. Emotionally overpowered.
    completely overwhelmed
    emotionally overwhelmed
    She was overwhelmed with gratitude.
    1. (often) Carrying a metaphorical burden greater than one can comfortably handle.
      He felt overwhelmed by the workload.

Derived terms

Verb

overwhelmed

  1. simple past and past participle of overwhelm
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