[
  {
    "word": "overwhelm",
    "phonetic": "/\u02ccov\u025a\u02c8\u028d\u025blm/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02ccov\u025a\u02c8\u028d\u025blm/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02cc\u0259\u028av\u0259\u02c8w\u025blm/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02cco\u028av\u025a\u02c8w\u025blm/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The state or condition of being overwhelmed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To engulf, surge over and submerge.",
            "synonyms": [
              "swamp"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To overpower, crush.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To overpower emotionally.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He was overwhelmed with guilt."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause to surround, to cover.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "swamp"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "underwhelm"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overwhelm"
    ]
  }
]