Overmastering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əʊvəˈmɑːstəɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overmastering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of overmaster.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of overmaster.
More Meanings
- Which overmasters; dominating, oppressive, conquering.
Example Sentences
Their overmastering fear of witchcraft
Yet from my very earliest consciousness I sensed with savage unswerving certainty that other people were not seized by the same rapacious greed, insatiable hunger, overmastering desire, shivering lust and terrible, hurting need that had me in its grip almost every hour of every day.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overpower, overwhelm, overpowering, overmasterful, overpowerful, overwhelming.
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