overwhelmmentn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛl(m)m(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwhelm v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < overwhelm v. + -ment suffix. Compare slightly earlier overwhelmedness n. and earlier overwhelm n.

The state of being overwhelmed; the state of being overwhelming.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming

conquestc1315

overcoming1340

vanquishment1593

overbearing1596

overwielding1597

down-bearing1629

overwhelming1645

overwhelmment1866

1866 W. M. Thomas tr. V. Hugo Toilers of Sea II. vii. i. 90 There is a degree of overwhelmment which abstracts the mind entirely from its fellowship with man.

1872 Littell's Living Age 18 May 422/2 Tufts of jagged eyebrows threatening overwhelmment.

1960 Angling Times 9 Sept. 6/2 Our river may cause love at first sight, a sudden instantaneous overwhelmment with its manifest beauty.

1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 236 But astonishingly different as their live sound was..the difference got lost in my general overwhelmment by the city.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overwhelmment
释义	overwhelmmentn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛl(m)m(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwhelm v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < overwhelm v. + -ment suffix. Compare slightly earlier overwhelmedness n. and earlier overwhelm n. The state of being overwhelmed; the state of being overwhelming. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming conquestc1315 overcoming1340 vanquishment1593 overbearing1596 overwielding1597 down-bearing1629 overwhelming1645 overwhelmment1866 1866 W. M. Thomas tr. V. Hugo Toilers of Sea II. vii. i. 90 There is a degree of overwhelmment which abstracts the mind entirely from its fellowship with man. 1872 Littell's Living Age 18 May 422/2 Tufts of jagged eyebrows threatening overwhelmment. 1960 Angling Times 9 Sept. 6/2 Our river may cause love at first sight, a sudden instantaneous overwhelmment with its manifest beauty. 1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 236 But astonishingly different as their live sound was..the difference got lost in my general overwhelmment by the city. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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