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provoke vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs provoke

provoke and overwhelm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provoke No No Yes No
overwhelm No No Yes No
As verbs, overwhelm is a hyponym of provoke; that is, overwhelm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provoke:
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • overwhelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hyponyms of provoke include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
provoke (verb) overwhelm (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for charge someone with too many tasks
evoke or provoke to appear or occur overcome by superior force
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) cover completely or make imperceptible
annoy continually or chronically overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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