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Overwhelmed vs Weighted - What's the difference?

overwhelmed | weighted |

As verbs the difference between overwhelmed and weighted

is that overwhelmed is past tense of overwhelm while weighted is past tense of weight.

As an adjective weighted is

having weights on it.

overwhelmed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overwhelm)

    • overwhelm

    English

    Verb

  • To engulf, surge over and submerge.
    • The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
  • To overpower, crush.
    • In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
  • * Bible, Psalms lxxviii. 53
    • The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
  • To overpower emotionally.
    • He was overwhelmed with guilt.
    Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
  • To cause to surround, to cover.
    • (Papin)

    Derived terms

    * overwhelming

    Related terms

    * whelm

    See also

    * too many balls in the air

    weighted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (weight)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having weights on it.
    • She wore a weighted dress so it wouldn't blow in the wind.
  • Biased, so as to favour one party.
    • The competition was weighted so he'd be the clear favourite to win.
  • (graph theory, of a graph) having values assigned to its edges
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