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Definition of overpowering adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overpowering

adjective
 
/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərɪŋ/
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  1. very strong or powerful
    • an overpowering smell of fish
    • an overpowering personality
    • The heat was overpowering.
    • a totally overpowering sense of failure
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverpowering is used with these nouns:
    • smell
    • stench
    • stink
    • …
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