| query | If you are o_______ by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly .If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly . The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair. A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision. |
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| word | overcome |
| full-definition | verb If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it. Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying. Find a way to overcome your difficulties. If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly . The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair. A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision. If you are overcome by smoke or a poisonous gas, you become very ill or die from breathing it in. The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke. |
| inflections | overcomesovercomingovercame |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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