Associations to the word «Overwhelmed»

Wiktionary

OVERWHELM, verb. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
OVERWHELM, verb. To overpower, crush.
OVERWHELM, verb. To overpower emotionally.
OVERWHELM, verb. To cause to surround, to cover.

Dictionary definition

OVERWHELM, verb. Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.
OVERWHELM, verb. Charge someone with too many tasks.
OVERWHELM, verb. Cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech".
OVERWHELM, verb. Overcome by superior force.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats