jolted vs overwhelmed

[johan]

Hello,

what is the difference between a person who is jolted and a person who is overwhelmed?

I have a hard time understanding exactly all the meanings of these two words!

Could you please give me some sentences, or/and explanations so it is clearer in my head and I can use them without any difficulties?

[Mister Micawber]

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You could probably use either in most situations where they would occur in conversation. Jolted = shocked, set aback. Overwhelmed = overcome, inundated. So the latter has a meaning of more comprehensive effect than the former.
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who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[johan]

hey mister micawber,

I am completely confused right now!
First of all, because I didn't know the multiple meanings of "overwhelm". I personally use "to be overwhelmed" refering to a huge amount of work/things to do and so I didn't know that "to be overwhelmed" meant "to have a strong emotional effect on (whereas it is joy or pain)". Is that the only two meanings of "overwhelm" or am I missing one or more yet?
Second of all, I don't get how "to overcome" and "to overwhelm" can have the sam e meaning!!! "Overcome" means to succeed in dealing with a problem, which is quite different from my two meanings of "to overwhelm"

Thus, I understand jolted now, I'm asking you if I am right about what I say about overwhelm, and I am lost with regard to overwhelm and overcome!

[Mister Micawber]

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To be overwhelmed = to be overcome. The synonymy does not sustain itself in the active voice.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber