overwhelm

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlm/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈʍɛlm/
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• Scotland: /ˌo.vɚˈʍɛlm/
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• US: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʍɛlm/
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• US: /-ˈwɛlm/
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• Caribbean: /ˌoː.vaˈwɛlm/
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• India: /ˌo.ʋəˈʋɦɛlm/
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• ōˌ-vər-hwĕlmˈ
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• -wĕlmˈ
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• rhymes with -ɛlm
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• CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 W EH1 L M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: OW2 V ER0 HH W EH1 L M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Inherited from Middle English overwhelmen, equivalent to over- + whelm.

137 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: заливам (zalivam) — engulf, surge over
• Catalan: superar — engulf, surge over
• Chinese Mandarin: 吞沒 /吞没 (tūnmò) — engulf, surge over
• Czech: zaplavit — engulf, surge over
• Czech: zaplavovat — engulf, surge over
• Czech: zavalit — engulf, surge over
• Finnish: hukuttaa — engulf, surge over
• French: abreuver — engulf, surge over
• Haitian Creole: sitèlman chaj — engulf, surge over
• Hindi: अभिभूत (abhibhūt) — engulf, surge over
• Hungarian: eláraszt — engulf, surge over
• Hungarian: elönt — engulf, surge over
• Italian: sommergere — engulf, surge over
• Latin: obruō — engulf, surge over
• Malay: tenggelam — engulf, surge over
• Māori: āpuru — engulf, surge over
• Māori: whakatina — engulf, surge over
• Odia: ଅଭିଭୂତ (abhibhuta) — engulf, surge over
• Polish: zalewać — engulf, surge over
• Portuguese: engolir — engulf, surge over
• Romanian: înghiți — engulf, surge over
• Russian: поглоща́ть (pogloščátʹ) — engulf, surge over
• Russian: зава́ливать (zaválivatʹ) — engulf, surge over
• Sanskrit: अभिभूत (abhibhūta) — engulf, surge over
• Serbo-Croatian: preplaviti — engulf, surge over
• Ukrainian: поглина́ти (pohlynáty) — engulf, surge over
• Ukrainian: зава́лювати (zaváljuvaty) — engulf, surge over
• Arabic: اِسْتَبَدَّ (istabadda) — to overpower, crush
• Bulgarian: разбивам (razbivam) — to overpower, crush
• Bulgarian: съкрушавам (sǎkrušavam) — to overpower, crush
• Catalan: superar — to overpower, crush
• Chinese Mandarin: 壓倒 /压倒 (yādǎo) — to overpower, crush
• Czech: přemoci — to overpower, crush
• Czech: zmáhat — to overpower, crush
• Czech: zdolat — to overpower, crush
• Czech: zdolávat — to overpower, crush
• Czech: přemáhat — to overpower, crush
• Danish: overmande — to overpower, crush
• Dutch: overweldigen — to overpower, crush
• Dutch: overmannen — to overpower, crush
• Finnish: murskata — to overpower, crush
• French: accabler — to overpower, crush
• French: envahir — to overpower, crush
• German: überwältigen — to overpower, crush
• German: übermannen — to overpower, crush
• Hindi: अभिभूत (abhibhūt) — to overpower, crush
• Hungarian: legyőz — to overpower, crush
• Hungarian: túlterhel — to overpower, crush
• Hungarian: elborít — to overpower, crush
• Italian: schiacciare — to overpower, crush
• Italian: dominare — to overpower, crush
• Japanese: 圧倒する (attō suru) — to overpower, crush
• Korean: 압도하다 (apdohada) — to overpower, crush
• Latin: obruō — to overpower, crush
• Malay: mengalahkan — to overpower, crush
• Māori: taupoki — to overpower, crush
• Māori: haukerekere — to overpower, crush
• Māori: āpuru — to overpower, crush
• Māori: poke — to overpower, crush
• Middle English: daunten — to overpower, crush
• Norwegian Bokmål: overvelde — to overpower, crush
• Odia: ଅଭିଭୂତ (abhibhuta) — to overpower, crush
• Polish: miażdżyć — to overpower, crush
• Portuguese: dominar — to overpower, crush
• Portuguese: esmagar — to overpower, crush
• Portuguese: avassalar — to overpower, crush
• Romanian: copleși — to overpower, crush
• Russian: подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) — to overpower, crush
• Russian: сокруша́ть (sokrušátʹ) — to overpower, crush
• Russian: разбива́ть (razbivátʹ) — to overpower, crush
• Russian: переси́ливать (peresílivatʹ) — to overpower, crush
• Sanskrit: अभिभूत (abhibhūta) — to overpower, crush
• Spanish: apabullar — to overpower, crush
• Spanish: arrollar — to overpower, crush
• Swedish: överväldiga — to overpower, crush
• Ukrainian: придуши́ти (prydušýty) — to overpower, crush
• Ukrainian: розгроми́ти (rozhromýty) — to overpower, crush
• Ukrainian: розби́ти (rozbýty) — to overpower, crush
• Ukrainian: переванта́жувати (perevantážuvaty) — to overpower, crush
• Ukrainian: переважа́ти (perevažáty) — to overpower, crush
• Yiddish: אַוועקלייגן (avekleygn) — to overpower, crush
• Bulgarian: смайвам (smajvam) — overpower emotionally
• Bulgarian: поразявам (porazjavam) — overpower emotionally
• Catalan: superar — overpower emotionally
• Catalan: atrafegar — overpower emotionally
• Chinese Mandarin: 壓垮 /压垮 (yākuǎ) — overpower emotionally
• Chinese Mandarin: 壓倒 /压倒 (yādǎo) — overpower emotionally
• Czech: přemoci — overpower emotionally
• Czech: ochromit — overpower emotionally
• Czech: ochromovat — overpower emotionally
• Czech: uchvátit — overpower emotionally
• Czech: uchvacovat — overpower emotionally
• Czech: pohltit — overpower emotionally
• Czech: pohlcovat — overpower emotionally
• Czech: ohromit — overpower emotionally
• Czech: zachvátit — overpower emotionally
• Czech: zachvacovat — overpower emotionally
• Danish: overvælde — overpower emotionally
• Finnish: hukuttaa alleen — overpower emotionally
• Finnish: vallata — overpower emotionally
• Finnish: häkellyttää — overpower emotionally
• Finnish: musertaa — overpower emotionally
• French: accabler — overpower emotionally
• Hungarian: hatalmába kerít — overpower emotionally
• Hungarian: úrrá lesz — overpower emotionally
• Hungarian: elfog — overpower emotionally
• Hungarian: elönt — overpower emotionally
• Hungarian: erőt vesz — overpower emotionally
• Hungarian: lesújt — overpower emotionally
• Icelandic: altaka — overpower emotionally
• Icelandic: gagntaka — overpower emotionally
• Italian: travolgere — overpower emotionally
• Italian: sopraffare — overpower emotionally
• Italian: sconvolgere — overpower emotionally
• Italian: emozionare — overpower emotionally
• Malay: terharu — overpower emotionally
• Malay: tenggelam — overpower emotionally
• Māori: haukerekere — overpower emotionally
• Norwegian Bokmål: overvelde — overpower emotionally
• Polish: przytłaczać — overpower emotionally
• Polish: przytłoczyć — overpower emotionally
• Polish: ogarniać — overpower emotionally
• Polish: ogarnąć — overpower emotionally
• Portuguese: dominar — overpower emotionally
• Romanian: copleși — overpower emotionally
• Russian: переполня́ть (perepolnjátʹ) — overpower emotionally
• Russian: захлёстывать (zaxljóstyvatʹ) — overpower emotionally
• Russian: поглощать (pogloščatʹ) — overpower emotionally
• Serbo-Croatian: прерлавити — overpower emotionally
• Serbo-Croatian: preplaviti — overpower emotionally
• Spanish: agobiar — overpower emotionally
• Spanish: abrumar — overpower emotionally
• Spanish: apabullar — overpower emotionally
• Swedish: överväldiga — overpower emotionally
• Ottoman Turkish: بوغمق (boğmak) — overpower emotionally
• Ukrainian: приголо́мшувати (pryholómšuvaty) — overpower emotionally
• Ukrainian: перепо́внювати (perepóvnjuvaty) — overpower emotionally