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Worried vs Overwhelming - What's the difference?

worried | overwhelming |

As adjectives the difference between worried and overwhelming

is that worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy while overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

As verbs the difference between worried and overwhelming

is that worried is (worry) while overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm .

worried

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
    • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)

    • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

    Anagrams

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    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