overwhelms

Meaning of overwhelms

noun

The state or condition of being overwhelmed.

verb
  1. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
    The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
  2. To overpower, crush.
    In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
  3. To overpower emotionally.
    He was overwhelmed with guilt.
  4. To cause to surround, to cover.

Information about overwhelms

  • The singular form of overwhelms is: overwhelm.
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Hyphenation of overwhelms

over-whelms

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • overwhelms is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

overwhelms synonyms

Meaning :

swamp

overwhelms antonyms

Meaning :

underwhelm

Words that rhyme with overwhelms

elms, Helms, dishelms, helms, schelms, underwhelms, unhelms, whelms, skelms, yelms

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