to be overwhelmed by grief — essere sopraffatto (-a) dal dolore
sorrow overwhelmed him — il dolore lo sopraffece
overwhelmed by her kindness — confuso dalla sua gentilezza
to be overwhelmed — (touched, impressed) rimanere colpito (-a)
we have been overwhelmed with offers of help — siamo stati sommersi da offerte di aiuto
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
overwhelm — [ō΄vər hwelm′, ō΄vərwelm′] vt. [ME oferwhelmen: see OVER & WHELM] 1. to pour down upon and cover over or bury beneath 2. to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion; overcome; crush; overpower 3. Obs. to overthrow or overturn… … English World dictionary
overwhelm — over·whelm … English syllables
overwhelm — /oh veuhr hwelm , welm /, v.t. 1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. 2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. 3. to cover or bury beneath… … Universalium
Whelm — Whelm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whelming}.] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in ?whylfan, ?whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. w[ o]lben, OHG … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwhelm — (v.) early 14c., to turn upside down, to overthrow, from OVER (Cf. over) + M.E. whelmen to turn upside down (see WHELM (Cf. whelm)). Meaning to submerge completely is mid 15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and… … Etymology dictionary
Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overwhelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overwhelming}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwhelm — o|ver|whelm [ˌəuvəˈwelm US ˌouvər ] v [T usually passive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(emotion)¦ 2¦(too much)¦ 3¦(surprise somebody)¦ 4¦(defeat somebody)¦ 5¦(water)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: whelm to turn over, cover up (13 19 centuries)] 1.) ¦(EMOTION)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
overwhelm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overpower, crush, submerge, overcome. See destruction, confutation, water. Ant., underwhelm (inf.). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To defeat] Syn. overcome, overthrow, conquer, destroy; see confute ,… … English dictionary for students
whelm — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To flow over completely: deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge. See FULL. 2. To affect as if by an outpouring of water: deluge, flood, inundate, overwhelm, swamp. See FULL … English dictionary for students
overwhelm — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggrieve, amaze, anguish, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, baptize, be prodigal with, be strong, beat, beat down, bedaze, bedazzle, bend, bewilder, blank, board,… … Moby Thesaurus
whelm — Synonyms and related words: baptize, be prodigal with, blank, bulldoze, bury, cascade, cataract, clobber, cream, defeat utterly, deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, dunk, engulf, float, flood, flood the market, flow on, immerge, immerse, inundate,… … Moby Thesaurus
