Synonyms for overwhelmed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-ver-hwelm, -welm
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm


Définition of overwhelmed

Origin :
  • mid-15c., past participle adjective from overwhelm.
  • adj beaten
Example sentences :
  • The man who had so loved her, so trusted her, was overwhelmed by the revelation.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The children of that pair have been overwhelmed, and found no such refuge.
  • Extract from : « Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • In fact, her mind had never been overwhelmed by a wasteful torrent of learning.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Gallant men of our own army will be overwhelmed unless we get up in time!
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • "Unfortunate me," continued Cornelius, overwhelmed with grief.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • I made superhuman efforts at resistance, but was overwhelmed with fatigue.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But in poetry, good heavens, how we've been overwhelmed with Woman, always Woman!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Whenever I appeared in public, I was overwhelmed by the gazing of the multitude.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • Then I left the room quickly—I could not stay, I was overwhelmed.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • For a moment the Serbians, overwhelmed by numbers, were on the point of fleeing.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

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