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Pronunciation / Transliteration: überwältigen
"Die Gefühle überwältigten ihn."
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To bury or drown beneath a huge mass; to defeat completely.
"She was overwhelmed by a tidal wave of emotions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'overwhelmen', combining the prefix 'over-' (meaning excessive or beyond) and 'whelmen' (meaning to turn upside down, submerge, or cast down). Historically used to describe physical submersion by water, its meaning evolved by the 16th century to metaphorically denote being buried or defeated by excessive emotion, stress, or stimuli.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overwhelm" is said worldwide
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accabler
Transliteration: accabler
"Il est accablé de travail."
überwältigen
Transliteration: überwältigen
"Die Gefühle überwältigten ihn."
sopraffare
Transliteration: sopraffare
"La stanchezza lo ha sopraffatto."
abrumar
Transliteration: abrumar
"Las deudas la abruman."
sobrecarregar
Transliteration: sobrecarregar
"Estou sobrecarregado de tarefas."
अभिभूत करना
Transliteration: abhibhoot karna
"वह खुशी से अभिभूत हो गई।"
压倒
Transliteration: yàdǎo
"巨大的工作量压倒了他。"
압도하다
Transliteration: apdohada
"그녀는 슬픔에 압도되었습니다."
圧倒する
Transliteration: attō suru
"仕事の量に圧倒された。"
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