overwhelming
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overwhelming
- /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/ UK
- /ˌəʊvəˈʍɛlmɪŋ/ UK
- /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋ/ Canada, US
- /ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlmɪŋ/ Canada, US
- [ˌoːʋaˈwɛlmɪŋ] Caribbean
- [ˌoʋəˈʋʱɛlmɪŋ] India
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-der.
Proto-Germanic *kʷolpós
Proto-Germanic *hwalbazder.?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-der.
Proto-Germanic *kʷólpo-
Proto-Germanic *hwalbąder.?
Old English hwealf
Old English *hwealfnian
Old English *hwealmnian?
Middle English whelmen
Middle English overwhelmen
English overwhelm
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English overwhelming
From overwhelm + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of overwhelm
adjective more overwhelming · most overwhelming
- Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong. The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
- Very great or intense.
- Extreme.
noun overwhelmings
- A situation of being overwhelmed. They have centuries of premodern experience in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]
