English-Danish translations for overwhelm

• omslutte
• opsluge
• overmande
• overvælde
  De overvældes fuldstændig af mærkejunglen. They are completely overwhelmed by the labelling jungle.
  Vi skal være mere ambitiøse end som så, ellers vil emissioner fra disse lande overvælde os i fremtiden. We must be more ambitious than that, otherwise emissions from these countries will overwhelm us in the future.
  Men vi risikerer at overvælde forbrugeren, hvis vi mærker alle levnedsmidler, der er fremstillet af produkter, som hidrører fra dyr fodret med GMO'er. But we risk overwhelming the consumer if we label every foodstuff made from products derived from animals fed on GMOs.

Definition of overwhelm

• To engulf, surge over and submerge
• To overpower, crush
• To overpower emotionally
• To cause to surround, to cover
• The state or condition of being overwhelmed

Examples

• The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
• In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
• He was overwhelmed with guilt.
• Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.

Related words

• overwhelming
• overwhelmed
• overwhelmingly
• overwhelming majority