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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Verb or noun?

Hi,
Is it possible to use "overwhelm" as a noun?
(One medical "authority" is using it as a noun! I had never heard it before.)

Thanks! - A.
  

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(One medical "authority" is using it as a noun! )Thanks! - A.

— Canadian45

  • (One medical "authority" is using it as a noun!
  • )Thanks!
  • - A.
  • I also had never before heard of "overwhelm" being used as a noun.
  • Can you give us an example of such use?
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AnonymousHi,Is it possible to use "overwhelm" as a noun?(One medical "authority" is using it as a noun! I had never heard it before.)Thanks! - A.
I also had never before heard of "overwhelm" being used as a noun. Can you give us an example of such use? I am curious to see how it has been used, but it just sounds like someone is being lazy.
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Thanks for the reply, Canadian.
Actually this is from an unedited draft of a new book by a well-known writer (I won't call him an author).
He uses the word consistently in this way:

4. Adults experience an increasing inability to manage
stress levels, which in turn leads to dissatisfaction in
relationships, overwhelm, exhaustion and divorce.

Last yea
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