Associations to the word «Overwhelm»
Noun
- Coping
- Terror
- Hun
- Royalist
- Zulu
- Vanguard
- Cavalry
- Force
- Casualty
- Retreat
- Swarm
- Horde
- Intent
- Reinforcement
- Fear
- Mage
- Bonaparte
- Misery
- Burst
- Scorn
- Resist
- Suck
- Weariness
- Capacity
- Rushing
- Assault
- Astonishment
- Lava
- Sense
- Offensive
- Peril
- Emptiness
- Ambush
- Troop
- Frenzy
- Defence
- Complexity
- Predator
- Scent
- Nationalist
- Attack
- Detachment
- Apprehension
- Feeling
- Blast
- Severity
- Commencement
- Shower
- Cove
- Evil
- Outpost
- Disgust
- Strength
- Ruin
- Penetration
- Capability
- Cope
- Sea
- Shock
Adjective
Wiktionary
OVERWHELM, verb. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
OVERWHELM, verb. To overpower, crush.
OVERWHELM, verb. To overpower emotionally.
OVERWHELM, verb. To cause to surround, to cover.
Dictionary definition
OVERWHELM, verb. Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.
OVERWHELM, verb. Charge someone with too many tasks.
OVERWHELM, verb. Cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech".
OVERWHELM, verb. Overcome by superior force.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.