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BNC: 22375 COCA: 14215

See also: overwhelm

BNC: 22375 COCA: 14215

overwhelmed

adjective

over·​whelmed ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)welmd How to pronounce overwhelmed (audio)
1
: overcome by force or numbers
Some jurisdictions are so overwhelmed that they are experimenting with routing school-children into specially designed courts that would keep first-time offenders from being saddled with an arrest record. Gary Fields and John R. Emshwiller
Only three Coast Guard rescue helicopters had managed to get into the air, and each was already overwhelmed by dozens of calls for help. Christopher Cooper and Robert Block
"We were overwhelmed," said John Robinson, the Rams' coach. "Clearly dominated." Paul Zimmerman
2
: completely overcome or overpowered by thought or feeling
When he first appeared in full regalia, I was overwhelmed. Jane Davison
Suddenly he felt overwhelmed by a wash of terror. Holly Black
He finds that the institutions that might compensate for what overwhelmed parents are unable to do are themselves undermined by stingy public policies. Lisbeth B. Schorr

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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BNC: 22375 COCA: 14215

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