overwhelm vs worst

overwhelm

verb
  • To overpower, crush. 

  • To overpower emotionally. 

  • To cause to surround, to cover. 

  • To engulf, surge over and submerge. 

noun
  • The state or condition of being overwhelmed. 

worst

verb
  • To outdo or defeat, especially in battle. 

noun
  • Something or someone that is the worst. 

adj
  • Most unfavorable. 

  • Used with the definite article and an implied noun: something that is worst. 

  • Most inferior; doing the least good. 

  • Most harmful or severe. 

How often have the words overwhelm and worst occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )