English-Spanish translations for overwhelm

• agobiar
• abrumar
  En los próximos cinco a diez años, las emisiones de estos países debidas a los sistemas energéticos en expansión nos abrumarán por completo, a menos que les ayudemos ahora a hacer lo que conviene. In the coming five to ten years, emissions from these countries because of expanding energy systems will totally overwhelm us unless we help them to do the right things now.

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