overwhelming need

language: en

definitions

  1. An extremely urgent, intense, or vast requirement for something essential, often to a degree that is difficult to satisfy or manage.
    en: An extremely urgent, intense, or vast requirement for something essential, often to a degree that is difficult to satisfy or manage.
  2. A psychological or emotional state where a person is completely dominated or overpowered by a strong desire, impulse, or necessity.
    en: A psychological or emotional state where a person is completely dominated or overpowered by a strong desire, impulse, or necessity.

examples

  1. The disaster relief team responded to the overwhelming need for clean water in the region.

    The disaster relief team responded to the overwhelming need for clean water in the region.

  2. She felt an overwhelming need to escape the suffocating atmosphere of the city.

    She felt an overwhelming need to escape the suffocating atmosphere of the city.