Associations to the word «Overwhelming»

Wiktionary

OVERWHELMING, verb. Present participle of overwhelm
OVERWHELMING, adjective. Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
OVERWHELMING, adjective. Very great or intense.
OVERWHELMING, adjective. Extreme.

Dictionary definition

OVERWHELMING, adjective. So strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority".
OVERWHELMING, adjective. Very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn