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overwhelming
adjective
extremely
large
or
powerful
,
making
something
hard
to
fight
against
or
handle
.
•
The
small
village
received
an
overwhelming
amount
of
help
after
the
flood
.
The
small
village
received
an
overwhelming
amount
of
help
after
the
flood
.
•
Our
basketball
team
suffered
an
overwhelming
defeat
,
losing
by
fifty
points
.
Our
basketball
team
suffered
an
overwhelming
defeat
,
losing
by
fifty
points
.
Present-participle
adjective
from
the
verb
“
overwhelm
,”
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
14th
century
,
from
over-
+
Middle
English
*whelmen*
“
to
turn
upside
down
,
submerge
.”
adjective
causing
very
strong
feelings
that
are
difficult
to
control
or
cope
with
.
•
She
felt
an
overwhelming
sense
of
relief
when
the
doctor
said
her
child
was
healthy
.
She
felt
an
overwhelming
sense
of
relief
when
the
doctor
said
her
child
was
healthy
.
•
The
beauty
of
the
sunset
over
the
canyon
was
overwhelming
.
The
beauty
of
the
sunset
over
the
canyon
was
overwhelming
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
derived
from
the
verb
“
overwhelm
,”
but
used
figuratively
for
emotions
from
the
late
17th
century
.
