overwhelm

UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlm/ US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʍɛlm/
verb 4noun 1

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(verb.)

ADV

completely, totally | almost | suddenly

VERB + OVERWHELM

threaten to

After months of job searching, the rejection letters threatened to overwhelm her confidence.

PREP

with

She felt overwhelmed with stress after receiving bad news about her job.

PHRASES

be/feel overwhelmed (by/with sth)

After starting my new job, I felt completely overwhelmed with so many tasks on my first day.

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