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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
overwhelm/əʊvəˈwelm/
▶verb
- 1 bury or drown beneath a huge mass.
■ give too much of something to: they were overwhelmed by letters.
- 2 have a strong emotional effect on.
- 3 defeat completely; overpower.
– derivatives
overwhelming adjective,
overwhelmingly adverb,
overwhelmingness noun.
overwhelming adjective,
overwhelmingly adverb,
overwhelmingness noun.
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