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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaccabler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: accabler
"Il est accablé de travail."
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To bury or drown beneath a huge mass; to defeat completely.
"She was overwhelmed by a tidal wave of emotions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'overwhelmen', combining the prefix 'over-' (excessively) and 'whelmen' (to turn upside down or submerge), originating from Old English roots. Over time, the physical sense of tipping over a vessel evolved into the figurative psychological meaning of being defeated or completely submerged by emotion or tasks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overwhelm" is said worldwide
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accabler
Transliteration: accabler
"Il est accablé de travail."
überwältigen
Transliteration: überwältigen
"Die Gefühle überwältigten ihn."
sopraffare
Transliteration: sopraffare
"La stanchezza lo ha sopraffatto."
abrumar
Transliteration: abrumar
"Las deudas la abruman."
sobrecarregar
Transliteration: sobrecarregar
"Estou sobrecarregado de tarefas."
अभिभूत करना
Transliteration: abhibhoot karna
"वह खुशी से अभिभूत हो गई।"
压倒
Transliteration: yàdǎo
"巨大的工作量压倒了他。"
압도하다
Transliteration: apdohada
"그녀는 슬픔에 압도되었습니다."
圧倒する
Transliteration: attō suru
"仕事の量に圧倒された。"
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