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what does "overwhelmed" mean in slang? being drunk? if someone say" i was too much overwhelmed" then, does that mean he or she drunk too much? i have seen this phrase pretty often, my dictionary kept telling me it was something like being defeated,, so i wonder this quite much.. Please correct me if you think this is not complete! and by the way, can someone please tell me or maybe sum up for me all the possible terms of saying" being drunk" whatever in AE or BE.. very interested to know . Thank you!
2008년 11월 2일 오후 3:51
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I don't think that anyone ever uses this to mean "drunk." It usually means HAVING TOO MUCH (WORK for example) TO DO. IT IS USUALLY A FRUSTRATING FEELING.
2008년 11월 2일
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Overwhelmed has nothing to do with being drunk. It means that you feel you have too much of something and have difficulty in coping. You may be overwhelmed with work - you have too much and feel you have difficulty in coping with it. You may be overwhelmed with emotion - you feel very desperate or sad with your emotions dominating your thinking. It is not exclusively a bad thing. A mother might cry at her daughter's wedding because she is overwhelmed with the emotions of joy and happinesss.
2008년 11월 2일
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Hello, "Overwhelmed" is no synonym with being drunk at all , It is usually used passive to mean as you mentioned to defeat someone , or to cause someone to feel a sudden strong emotion ,but could also be used in a positive sense " She was overwhelmed by all the flowers she received " . Other ways to express " being drunk " : There are lots of slang words to indicate that state such as : " besotted , blind drunk , blotto , crocked , loaded , smashed , soaked ,tipsy , narcotized , half-seas-over, high , mellow , drunken ,boozy , orgiastic beery ,slopped , fuddled ......"
2008년 11월 2일
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He is overwhelmed. - Hi is miserable, sad and so on.
2008년 11월 2일
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