overwhelming

adj.
Overpowering in effect or strength: overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority.

overwhelmingly o'ver·whelm'ing·ly adv.

adjective

Awesomely or forbiddingly intense: overpowering, staggering, towering. See big/small/amount.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: so strong as to be irresistible
  Synonym: overpowering

Meaning #2: very intense
  Synonym: consuming

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Common misspelling(s) of overwhelming

• overwelming

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overvældende

Nederlands (Dutch)
overweldigend, overstelpend, verpletterend

Français (French)
adj. - écrasant, irrésistible, implacable, accablant, dominant, enthousiaste, absolu (une conviction)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überwältigend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συντριπτικός, ακαταμάχητος

Italiano (Italian)
sopraffazione

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esmagador, irresistível, acabrunhador

Русский (Russian)
чрезмерный, подавляющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abrumador, aplastante, arrollador

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överväldigande, förkrossande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
压倒性的, 无法抵抗的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 壓倒性的, 無法抵抗的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 압도적인, 저항할 수 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 圧倒的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غامر, رائع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהמם, גדול, מוחץ, מכריע‬

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