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overwhelmed

verb
oh-vur-WELMD/ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/UKoh-vuh-WELMD/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/

1 meaning of overwhelmed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of overwhelm. Use this form for something that already happened or after words like 'have' and 'was'.

    The huge crowd overwhelmed the small ticket booth in minutes.

    She felt overwhelmed by all the homework due on Monday.

    Note

overwhelmed is a form of overwhelm

overwhelm, verb: To fill someone with very strong feelings so they cannot think clearly. Full entry

Forms
overwhelmoverwhelms he/she/itoverwhelming -ing formoverwhelmed past tense, past participle
Spelling
overwhelm → overwhelmed: add -ed

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