Слово англійською: overwhelm
Дієслово
Переклад overwhelm українською: заливати, затоплювати; поглинати (про хвилі), завалювати; захаращувати (чимсь — with), подолати; придушити; розбити, розтрощити (ворога), оволодівати, сповнювати, охоплювати (про почуття), приголомшувати; вражати, занапащати, розоряти, закидати (запитаннями)
Детальний опис
overwhelm
verb /ˌəʊvərˈwelm/
[often passive]- overwhelm somebody to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react synonym overcome
- She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
- The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
- overwhelm somebody to defeat somebody completely synonym overpower
- The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
- He totally overwhelmed the Spaniard, 6–2, 6–3,6–2, in the final.
- overwhelm somebody to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person
- We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
- overwhelm somebody/something (literary) (of water) to cover somebody/something completely synonym flood
- The wave broke through the wall and overwhelmed the town.