Overawed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overawed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of overawe.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of overawe.
More Meanings
- Impressed or convinced by someone to an unreasonable degree, sometimes with an implication of gullibility.
Example Sentences
One of the most depressing things about you, the people, says Daniel Hannan, is the way you're so overawed by experts. - Best articles: Britain: Our naive faith in non-political experts,The Week, 14 July 2007, 622, 14.
Synonyms for overawed
Depending on context, synonyms include awestricken, awestruck, awed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include awed, awestricken, awestruck, astonished, intimidated, stunned.
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