Distraught vs Overwhelm - What's the difference?
distraught | overwhelm |
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
To overpower, crush.
* Bible, Psalms lxxviii. 53
To overpower emotionally.
To cause to surround, to cover.
As an adjective distraught
is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.As a verb overwhelm is
to engulf, surge over and submerge.distraught
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
Derived terms
* distraughtly * distraughtnessSynonyms
* distressed * painedoverwhelm
English
Verb
- The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
- In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
- The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- He was overwhelmed with guilt.
- Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
- (Papin)