overwhelmedness

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noun

The quality of being overwhelmed.

Similar
overwhelmment
OriginEnglish overwhelmed ← Middle English overwhelmen ← Old English *hwealmnian? →
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Meanings

nounoverwhelmedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being overwhelmed.

    Synonyms: overwhelmment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being overwhelmed.

Similar
overwhelmment
Also see
overwhelmoverwhelmment

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelp-
  7. Proto-Germanic*kʷolpós
  8. Proto-Germanic*hwalbazder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelp-
  10. Proto-Germanic*kʷólpo-
  11. Proto-Germanic*hwalbąder.?
  12. Old Englishhwealf
  13. Old English*hwealfnian
  14. Old English*hwealmnian?
  15. Middle Englishwhelmen
  16. Middle Englishoverwhelmen
  17. Englishoverwhelm
  18. Englishoverwhelmed
  19. Englishoverwhelmedness

From overwhelmed + -ness.

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APA

overwhelmedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwhelmedness

MLA

“overwhelmedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwhelmedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overwhelmedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwhelmedness.

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