Stumped vs Overwhelmed - What's the difference?
stumped | overwhelmed |
Perplexed, at a loss.
(cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) To be out by being stumped by the wicket keeper.
(stump)
(overwhelm)
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
To overpower, crush.
* Bible, Psalms lxxviii. 53
To overpower emotionally.
To cause to surround, to cover.
As verbs the difference between stumped and overwhelmed
is that stumped is (stump) while overwhelmed is (overwhelm).As an adjective stumped
is perplexed, at a loss.stumped
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm stumped by this question.
Synonyms
* (baffled ): at a loss, baffled, bemused, bewildered, confused, flummoxed, lost, nonplussed, perplexed, puzzledVerb
(head)overwhelmed
English
Verb
(head)overwhelm
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)