overwhelm

1. Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli (synset 201813288)
   hypernym: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   hyponym:

   • devastate - overwhelm or overpower
   • clutch, get hold of, seize - affect
   • kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
   • benight - overtake with darkness or night
   • knock out - overwhelm with admiration
   • stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock
   • lock - hold fast (in a certain state)
   synonym: overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm
2. Charge someone with too many tasks (synset 200753137)
   hypernym: burden, charge, saddle - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
   synonym: deluge, flood out
3. Cover completely or make imperceptible (synset 201341976)
   "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
   hypernym: cover, spread over - form a cover over
   synonym: drown, submerge
4. Overcome by superior force (synset 201112928)
   hypernym: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   hyponym: steamroll, steamroller - overwhelm by using great force
   synonym: overmaster, overpower

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