abrumador

Spanish

Etymology

From abrumar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾumaˈdoɾ/ [a.β̞ɾu.maˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bru‧ma‧dor

Adjective

abrumador (feminine abrumadora, masculine plural abrumadores, feminine plural abrumadoras)

1. overwhelming, overpowering, daunting
   • 2023 May 29, Luis Barbero, “España gira a la derecha [Spain shifts right]”, in El País‎^[1], retrieved 2023-05-29:

     Las victorias abrumadoras en plazas como Madrid y la ampliación del poder autonómico y local sugieren que Alberto Núñez Feijóo ha dado un primer e importante paso para ser la primera fuerza en los comicios generales que se celebrarán en los próximos meses.

     The overwhelming victories in places like Madrid and the amplification of autonomous and local power suggest that Alberto Núñez Feijóo has taken an important first step to be the chief force in the general elections that will take place in the next months.

2. exhausting, tiresome

Further reading

• “abrumador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10