overwhelmed

Definitions

Buried or drowned beneath a huge mass or volume of something.

Completely overcome in mind or emotion; feeling unable to cope with an excess of tasks or feelings.

Defeated completely by force or superior numbers.

Examples

She felt completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work waiting on her desk.

The rescue team was overwhelmed by the number of volunteers who showed up to help.

Synonyms

overcome swamped inundated overpowered crushed burdened flooded

Antonyms

unfazed composed unburdened calm collected relaxed untroubled