English-Italian translations for overwhelm

• confondere
• imbarazzare
• seppellire
• sgominare
• sommergere
• sopraffare
  Rischiamo, però, di sopraffare il consumatore se etichettiamo ogni alimento fabbricato con prodotti derivati da animali alimentati con OGM. But we risk overwhelming the consumer if we label every foodstuff made from products derived from animals fed on GMOs.
• travolgere
  L'Europa dovrà fare un grande sforzo per usare questo mezzo solo per garantire il benessere della gente senza farsi travolgere. Europe must make a great effort to use this means of exchange only to guarantee the welfare of the people and not be overwhelmed by it.
  Basti pensare alle speculazioni in campo finanziario che possono travolgere intere aree geografiche portandole alla povertà o addirittura al loro stravolgimento istituzionale. Just think of the financial speculation that can overwhelm entire geographical areas, reducing them to poverty or even causing institutional upheaval.

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