overwhelmment en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-der. Proto-Germanic *kʷolpós Proto-Germanic *hwalbazder.? Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-der. Proto-Germanic *kʷólpo- Proto-Germanic *hwalbąder.? Old English hwealf Old English *hwealfnian Old English *hwealmnian? Middle English whelmen Middle English overwhelmen English overwhelm Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English overwhelmment From overwhelm + -ment.
Meanings
-
(uncountable) Synonym of overwhelm (“the state or condition of being overwhelmed”).
How teen Italian males fawned all over them; in Venice I stood 20 feet away and a couple of them approached and flattered them while a couple others screeched, "Patri! Patri!" seeing my presence. Eventually I learned to walk 15 feet behind them in order to maximize the natural action (including a gasp of beauty-overwhelmment and kiss on the cheek at the Trevi Fountain) while still offering some general protection.
2006 May 13, Douglas W Hoyt, “Groups”, in rec.travel.europe (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overwhelment | alternative | lexicographic |