How do you say "to overwhelm" in Japanese?

“To overwhelm” in Japanese

Short answer

圧倒 attou あっとー

To overwhelm in Japanese is “圧倒” (attou). Full meaning: to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent), to overpower, to crush, to defeat completely; to overwhelm (someone with emotion), to move, to impress, to fill with emotion; to intimidate, to frighten, to threaten.

Other ways to say “To overwhelm” in Japanese

圧す assu to press; to oppress, to dominate, to overwhelm 圧する assuru to press; to oppress, to dominate, to overwhelm あっとう attou to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent), to overpower, to crush, to defeat completely; to overwhelm (someone with emotion), to move, to impress, to fill with emotion; to intimidate, to frighten, to threaten 押し寄せる oshiyoseru to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside 飲む nomu to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf, to overwhelm 呑んでかかる nondekakaru to make light of, to hold lightly; to overwhelm (e.g. opponent) 打ちのめす uchinomesu to knock (someone) down, to floor, to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover), to devastate (emotionally), to crush, to overwhelm, to defeat resoundingly, to give (an opponent) a drubbing; to knock (someone) down, to floor 壓する assuru to press; to oppress, to dominate, to overwhelm あっし asshi to press; to oppress, to dominate, to overwhelm あっする assuru to press; to oppress, to dominate, to overwhelm 押寄せる oshiyoseru to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside

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