overwhelming
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o·ver·whelm·ing
(ō′vər-wĕl′mĭng, -hwĕl′-)adj.
Overpowering in effect or strength: overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority.
o′ver·whelm′ing·ly adv.
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overwhelming
(ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ)adj
overpowering in effect, number, or force
ˌoverˈwhelmingly adv
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o•ver•whelm•ing
(ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-)adj.
so great as to render resistance or opposition useless; overpowering.
[1565–75]
o`ver•whelm′ing•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. overwhelming - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"
2. overwhelming - very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
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overwhelming
adjective
1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.
overpowering trivial, commonplace, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, incidental, resistible
overpowering trivial, commonplace, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, incidental, resistible
2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) An overwhelming majority of small businesses fail within the first two years.
vast insignificant, negligible, paltry
vast insignificant, negligible, paltry
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overwhelming
adjectiveAwesomely or forbiddingly intense:
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Translations
ساحِق، عَظيم
yfirgnæfandi
silen
büyük ezici
overwhelming
[ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ] ADJ [defeat, victory] → arrollador, aplastante ; [success] → arrollador ; [majority] → abrumador, aplastante ; [heat] → agobiante ; [pressure, urge] → irresistible ; [desire] → irresistible, imperioso ; [emotion] → incontenibleone's overwhelming impression is of heat → lo que más impresiona es el calor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overwhelming
[ˌəʊvərˈhwɛlmɪŋ] adj [victory, defeat] → écrasant(e); [sense, feeling] → écrasant(e); [desire] → irrésistible
an overwhelming sense of powerlessness → un sentiment écrasant d'impuissance
an overwhelming sense of powerlessness → un sentiment écrasant d'impuissance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overwhelming
adj → überwältigend ; desire, power → unwiderstehlich ; misfortune → erschütternd ; overwhelming evidence → erdrückende Beweise pl; an overwhelming majority → eine überwältigende Mehrheit ; they won despite overwhelming odds → sie gewannen obwohl ihre Chancen sehr schlecht standen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overwhelming
[ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj (victory, majority) → schiacciante ; (defeat) → pesante ; (pressure, heat, desire, emotion) → intenso/aone's overwhelming impression is of heat → l'impressione dominante è quella di caldo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overwhelm
(əuvəˈwelm) verb to defeat or overcome. He was overwhelmed with work/grief. oorweldig, oorstelp, verpletter يَغْمُر затрупвам esmagar zavalit, přemoci überwältigen overvælde κατακλύζω, κυριεύω, καταβάλλω vencer, aplastar; agobiar, abrumar enese alla matma از پا درآمدن؛ در هم شکستن hukkua johonkin écraser לְהַמֵם अभिभूत svladati, poraziti elnyom menguasai yfirþyrma sopraffare 圧倒する 압도(제압)하다 prislėgti, priblokšti, apimti pārņemt; satriekt mengalahkan overstelpen overvelde, overmanne przygniatać له پوښو لويدل esmagar a copleşi заваливать; подавлять; переполнять zavaliť; premôcť uničiti ophrvati överväldiga, -manna, tynga ner, krossa ทําให้ความรู้สึกท่วมท้น yenmek, hakkından gelmek 壓倒,受打擊 сповнювати, охоплювати شکست دينا، قابو پانا áp đảo 压倒,受打击
ˌoverˈwhelming adjective very great. an overwhelming victory. oorweldigende ساحِق، عَظيم смазващ esmagador drtivý überwältigend overvældende συντριπτικός aplastante; abrumador, agobiante; irresistible tohutu عظیم ylivoimainen écrasant מוחץ अत्यधिक velik, nadmoćan elsöprő sangat besar yfirgnæfandi schiacciante 圧倒的な 압도적인 triuškinantis milzīgs; pārliecinošs sangat besar overweldigend overveldende przytłaczający لوى esmagador copleşitor; zdrobitor огромный drvivý, ohromný silen ogroman överväldigande, förkrossande อย่างยิ่งใหญ่ büyük, ezici 很大的,勢不可擋的 переважаючий زبردست tràn ngập; quá lớn 很大的,势不可挡的
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