abrumar
to overwhelm
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To pile so much on someone that they are buried under it
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
Abrumar means to overwhelm and is literally "to put someone into a bruma1", into a fog, something thick and heavy that presses in on them from every side.
abrumar
to overwhelm, to swamp
When someone or something overwhelms another person, hitting them with more than they can take at once.
El maestro abrumó a los alumnos con tanta informaciónThe teacher overwhelmed the students with so much information
Tantas opciones abruman a cualquieraSo many options swamp anyone
to weigh down, to wear out (over time)
When something heavy sits on someone over time and slowly drains them.
Las deudas abrumaban a la familiaThe debts weighed the family down
Me abruman sus preguntas constantesHis constant questions wear me out
abrumarse
to feel overwhelmed, to get overwhelmed
When you yourself feel overwhelmed. The subject is now the person, not the thing doing it to them.
Se abrumó con todas las deudas que tieneShe felt overwhelmed by all the debt she has
No te abrumes, vamos paso a pasoDon't get overwhelmed, we'll go step by step