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| 1. | [ adjective ] rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something | |
| Synonyms: | inundated overcome overpowered swamped engulfed flooded | |
| Examples: | "a desk flooded with applications" "felt inundated with work" "too much overcome to notice" "a man engulfed by fear" "swamped by work" |
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| Related terms: | powerless | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] decisively defeated in combat | |
| Synonyms: | beaten overthrown overcome routed vanquished conquered | |
| Related terms: | defeated | |
| Similar spelling: |
overwhelm overwhelming overwhelmingly Overholt overhaul |
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