overwhelm
/ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm/
verb
- To cause someone to feel a sudden strong emotion, often too much to handle.
- The kindness of strangers can overwhelm you with gratitude.
- She was overwhelmed by sadness when she heard the news.
- The beauty of the sunset overwhelmed the hikers.
- To defeat or overcome someone or something completely, especially with greater force or numbers.
- The army overwhelmed the enemy with a surprise attack.
- The defense was overwhelmed by the opposing team's offense.
- A flood of applications overwhelmed the small hiring team.
- To give someone too much of something, such as work or information, so they cannot cope.
- He felt overwhelmed by the constant emails and phone calls.
- Don't overwhelm the new employee with too many tasks on the first day.
- The amount of homework overwhelmed the students.
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