Usage Note
Accablant derives from the verb accabler (to overwhelm, to burden). It typically modifies evidence (des preuves accablantes — damning evidence), heat (une chaleur accablante — stifling heat), or a situation that leaves someone without recourse. The feminine form is accablante.
Examples
"La chaleur était accablante cet été."
Natural Translation
The heat was overwhelming this summer.

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