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
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.