Overwhelm
Overwhelm verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.
Touch and overwhelm are semantically related. in overcome topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Overwhelm".
Nearby Words: overwhelming, overwhelmingly
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It was touch-and-go, however, and Surprise was within one broadside of being sent to the bottom before the East Indiamen arrived and threatened to overwhelm Linois through weight of numbers.
Source: Literature / Aubrey-Maturin
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