as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying

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Recent Examples of overmaster Passion is an intense, driving or overmastering feeling or conviction. Bird Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 Dec. 2019 Jesus’ Son is about the force of addiction and the only thing that can overmaster it: the ecstatic experience of God. Longreads, 17 June 2017
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  • Flashback: Hospitals in NWA, like much of the country, were overwhelmed by the number of COVID-19 patients and struggled with staffing.
    Alex Golden, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • However, Conquest overwhelms her, cleaves her jaw off and punches a hole through her stomach in mere seconds.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • The plethora of pixels can’t overcome a noise-prone sensor, though, and its picture tends to be soft.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Professionals can take control of their careers by overcoming these challenges and embracing an entrepreneurial mindset.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • This decision devastated Ajax, whose honor and ego were deeply wounded.
    Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • When Hurricane Milton ripped through Tampa Bay on October 9, less than two weeks had passed since Hurricane Helene struck the same area, and the region was devastated.
    Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Overmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmaster. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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