overawed
overawed is the simple past and past participle of overawe.
Meaning of overawe
Verb
overawe (third-person singular simple present overawes, present participle overawing, simple past and past participle overawed)
- To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow.
- None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince, Whom like a Schoole-boy you may ouer-awe.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Adjective
overawed (comparative more overawed, superlative most overawed)
- Impressed or convinced by someone to an unreasonable degree, sometimes with an implication of gullibility.
- 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.
Forms of overawed
| comparative | more overawed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overawed |
Words formed from overawed
Questions about overawed
- What does overawed mean?
- Overawed means impressed or convinced by someone to an unreasonable degree, sometimes with an implication of gullibility.
- What is overawed the simple past and past participle of?
- Overawed is the simple past and past participle of overawe.
- What part of speech is overawed?
- Overawed is an adjective.
Words near overawed in the dictionary
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