different between overwhelm vs arouse
overwhelm
English
Etymology
From Middle English overwhelmen, equivalent to over- +? whelm.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???v????lm/, /???v??w?lm/
- (US) IPA(key): /?o?v????lm/, /?o?v??w?lm/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /?ov????lm/
- Rhymes: -?lm
Verb
overwhelm (third-person singular simple present overwhelms, present participle overwhelming, simple past and past participle overwhelmed)
- To engulf, surge over and submerge.
- Synonym: swamp
- To overpower, crush.
- In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
- The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- To overpower emotionally.
- To cause to surround, to cover.
- 1684, Denis Papin, Instrument to make turpentine penetrate plaster and wood using the airpump
- I lay Turpentine all over the same: then I overwhelm a broader pipe about the first
Derived terms
- overwhelming
Related terms
- whelm
Antonyms
- underwhelm
Translations
Noun
overwhelm (plural overwhelms)
- The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
See also
- too many balls in the air
overwhelm From the web:
- what overwhelmed means
- what overwhelms you
- what overwhelmed
- what overwhelms me
- what does overwhelmed mean
arouse
English
Etymology
a- +? rouse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???a?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
Verb
arouse (third-person singular simple present arouses, present participle arousing, simple past and past participle aroused)
- To stimulate feelings.
- “?My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “?incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat?: “?I prefer a farandole to a nocturne?; I'd rather have a painting than an etching?; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; […].”
- To sexually stimulate.
- (euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
- (euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
- To wake from sleep or stupor.
- 1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America.
- I have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me.
Synonyms
- (stimulate feelings): animate, energize, inspire; see also Thesaurus:enliven
- (sexually stimulate): sex up, turn on; see also Thesaurus:sexually stimulate
- (wake from sleep or stupor): rouse, wake up; see also Thesaurus:wake or Thesaurus:awaken
Translations
See also
- arousal
- aroused
Anagrams
- Roseau
arouse From the web:
- what arouse means
- what arouses a man most
- what arouses me
- what arouses you the most
- what arouses a man in woman
- what arouses nick's suspicions about gatsby
- what arouses the central nervous system
- what arouses my pity
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