"overwhelm" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "over- + whelm",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "overwhelm",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelms",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelmed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelming",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you are overwhelmed by a feeling, you feel it very strongly, and you cannot deal with it."
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "If a problem overwhelms you, it's too difficult for you to solve or deal with."
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The team was able to overwhelm their opponents and win first place"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If one army overwhelms another, they completely defeat them."
      ],
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌəʊvəˈʍɛlm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overwhelm.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "overwhelm"
}

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  "etymology_text": "over- + whelm",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "overwhelm",
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    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelms",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelmed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overwhelming",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you are overwhelmed by a feeling, you feel it very strongly, and you cannot deal with it."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If a problem overwhelms you, it's too difficult for you to solve or deal with."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The team was able to overwhelm their opponents and win first place"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If one army overwhelms another, they completely defeat them."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌəʊvəˈʍɛlm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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