overwhelmed / slain
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overwhelmed
The feeling of being completely mentally or emotionally overloaded and exhausted by a large amount of information, tasks, or impressions.
Nach dem langen Meeting war ich von den vielen neuen Informationen total erschlagen.
After the long meeting, I was totally overwhelmed by all the new information.
'Erschlagen' (overwhelmed/slain) is the past participle of the verb 'erschlagen' (to kill someone by beating them). The prefix 'er-' often indicates a final result. The colloquial meaning 'überfordert' (overwhelmed) is a figurative transfer of this.
Die Nachricht von seinem Tod hat uns alle erschlagen.
The news of his death overwhelmed us all.
In the meaning 'überfordert' (overwhelmed), 'erschlagen' (overwhelmed) is often used with the preposition 'von' (+ dative) to name the cause of the overwhelm.
Ich bin von der Menge an Arbeit total erschlagen.
I am totally overwhelmed by the amount of work.
The figurative meaning 'überfordert' (overwhelmed) is very typical of spoken colloquial language. It expresses strong mental or emotional exhaustion.
Nach dem langen Flug war ich einfach nur noch erschlagen.
After the long flight, I was just completely wiped out.
The figurative meaning 'überfordert' (overwhelmed) is much more common in everyday life. The literal meaning 'getötet' (killed) occurs almost only in reports about crimes or in historical contexts.
Nach dem Umzug war sie von dem ganzen Chaos völlig erschlagen.
After the move, she was completely overwhelmed by all the chaos.
relaxed
Here, 'entspannt' and 'erschlagen' describe opposite inner states. Someone who is 'entspannt' feels calm and not stressed. Someone who feels 'erschlagen' is completely overwhelmed and tired from too many tasks, pieces of information, or impressions. So 'entspannt' fits when someone has energy and calm. 'erschlagen' fits when everything becomes too much and you can barely take anything in anymore.
Nach drei Stunden voller neuer Informationen fühlte sich Tom erschlagen.
After three hours full of new information, Tom felt overwhelmed.
Nach dem Spaziergang war ich viel entspannter.
After the walk, I was much more relaxed.