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Meaning of the word overwhelmed in English

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overwhelmed

Verb

1.

bury or drown beneath a huge mass.

Example:
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the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath
Synonym:
swampsubmergeengulfburydelugefloodinundateclogsaturateglutoverloadbesetoverburdensnow under
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