Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with overwhelm in American Collocation
overwhelm
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌoʊvərˈwelm/
completely
absolutely
completely
quite
simply
totally
utterly
Such incidents and feelings have the effect of completely overwhelming our coping resources.
almost
almost
I looked in the window and nausea almost overwhelmed me.
something someone does
enthusiasm
generosity
kindness
response
We have been overwhelmed by your enthusiasm for Fairtrade.
I have been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of so many people.
feelings or a feeling
emotion
feeling
grief
sadness
Unexpectedly, I had been overwhelmed by emotion on seeing Applecross again.
a quality
beauty
He was so overwhelmed by her beauty he asked Griselidis to marry him.
Tina has lost her son Sam, and is overwhelmed by grief.