Polyglot Dictionary

agobiar

/aɣoˈβjaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
agobio
preterite (yo)
agobié
past participle
agobiado

Meaning

  1. to overwhelm

    • El trabajo me agobia.

      Work overwhelms me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abrumar

agobiar is the very common word for feeling overwhelmed or swamped by stress; abrumar is similar but slightly more literary or intense.

apabullar

agobiar means to overwhelm with stress or a burden; apabullar means to overwhelm or overpower someone, often leaving them stunned — more forceful.

Similar in other languages

French

accabler

accabler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Portuguese

avassalar

avassalar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Practice

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