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Overwhelming vs Damning - What's the difference?

overwhelming | damning |

As verbs the difference between overwhelming and damning

is that overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm while damning is .

As adjectives the difference between overwhelming and damning

is that overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong while damning is condemning.

As a noun damning is

a condemnation.

overwhelming

English

Verb

(head)
  • Present participle of to overwhelm .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
  • *
    • The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
  • Very great or intense.
  • Extreme.

    • Antonyms

    * underwhelming

    damning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • condemning
    • damning evidence was clear for all to see

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A condemnation.
  • * 2003 , Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)
    • This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.
  • An act of swearing with the word "damn".
  • * (Daniel Defoe)
    • No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings , and swearings he makes.
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