Overwhelm
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 28 Jan 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 1 Nov 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 9 Sep 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 4 Sep 2016
Crossword Answers
3 letters
AWE
A feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
4 letters
STUN
Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
ROUT
An overwhelming defeat
SLAY
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
5 letters
WHELM
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
SHOCK
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
CRUSH
The act of crushing
SWAMP
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
BOGLE
DROWN
Kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
FLOOR
The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
6 letters
ENGULF
Flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
DELUGE
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
DEFEAT
The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
BOGGLE
Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
ENGULF
7 letters
SCUPPER
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
SMOTHER
Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
BESIEGE
Cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
8 letters
INUNDATE
Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
FLOODOUT
Charge someone with too many tasks
SUBMERGE
Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
OVERCOME
Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
OVERTAKE
Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
DOMINATE
Look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
VANQUISH
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
9 letters
DEVASTATE
Overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
OVERPOWER
Overcome by superior force
SNOWUNDER
SWEEPOVER
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
10 letters
OVERMASTER
Overcome by superior force