Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
harried and overwhelmed
English answer:
beset by problems and overpowered in thought or feeling
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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harried and overwhelmed
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the mothers look harried and overwhelmed, the nannies seem competent and in control
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beset by problems and overpowered in thought or feeling
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harried
2 entries found.
Main Entry:
harried Listen to the pronunciation of harried
Function:
adjective
Date:
1609
: beset by problems : harassed
overwhelmed
One entry found.
overwhelm
Main Entry:
over·whelm Listen to the pronunciation of overwhelm
Pronunciation:
\ˌō-vər-ˈhwelm, -ˈwelm\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from 1over + whelmen to turn over, cover up
Date:
14th century
1: upset overthrow2 a: to cover over completely : submerge b: to overcome by superior force or numbers c: to overpower in thought or feeling
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harried
2 entries found.
Main Entry:
harried Listen to the pronunciation of harried
Function:
adjective
Date:
1609
: beset by problems : harassed
overwhelmed
One entry found.
overwhelm
Main Entry:
over·whelm Listen to the pronunciation of overwhelm
Pronunciation:
\ˌō-vər-ˈhwelm, -ˈwelm\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from 1over + whelmen to turn over, cover up
Date:
14th century
1: upset overthrow2 a: to cover over completely : submerge b: to overcome by superior force or numbers c: to overpower in thought or feeling
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stressed out and deeply affected in mind and soul
Otherwise said.
harried: stressed out/ agitated
overwhelmed: deeply affected in mind and emotion/ excessively loaded with heavy thoughts and emotion.
harried: stressed out/ agitated
overwhelmed: deeply affected in mind and emotion/ excessively loaded with heavy thoughts and emotion.
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stressed/harrassed and unable to cope
I'm pretty sure the meaning of overwhelmed here is simply "unable to cope" , as in "overwhelmed by work", or having more work than one can cope with, having an unmanageable amount of work.
The whole point of the sentence is the comparison with the nannies, who are, well - competent and in control!
The whole point of the sentence is the comparison with the nannies, who are, well - competent and in control!
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