Definition of overwhelm

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Overwhelm (n.) The act of overwhelming.

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Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence..
Ingulf :: Ingulf (v. t.) To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf..
Whelm :: Whelm (v. t.) To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.
Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhel.
Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm.
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease..
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) To overwhelm.
Overwhelmed :: Overwhelmed (imp. & p. p.) of Overwhel.
Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..
Deluge :: Deluge (n.) Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction..
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer..
Woe-begone :: Woe-begone (a.) Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.
Absorb :: Absorb (v. t.) To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
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