over-whelmed

  • 31undone — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, adrift, afloat, aghast, all up with, appalled, ashen, astounded, ausgespielt, awed, awestricken, awestruck, bankrupt, beat, beaten, bested, beyond recall, beyond remedy, blanched, blasted, blighted, broken,… …

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  • 32whelm — /wɛlm/ (say welm) verb (t) Obsolete 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly, or overwhelm: sorrow whelmed him. {Middle English, apparently blend of obsolete whelve (Old English gehwelfan bend over) and helm (Old English helmian cover) …

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