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deluge
[ del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh ]
noun
- a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
- a drenching rain; downpour.
- anything that overwhelms like a flood:
a deluge of mail.
Synonyms: ,
- the Deluge. flood ( def 3 ).
Deluge
1/ ˈɛː /
noun
- the Delugeanother name for the Flood
deluge
2/ ˈɛː /
noun
- a great flood of water
- torrential rain; downpour
- an overwhelming rush or number
a deluge of requests
verb
- to flood, as with water; soak, swamp, or drown
- to overwhelm or overrun; inundate
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·u adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deluge1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
County, it was a deluge that still hasn’t stopped.
Cult members are under a deluge of conspiracy theories and disinformation, degrading their ability to think rationally and making them more dependent on the cult leadership.
Amid so much anguish, uncertainty and an overwhelming deluge of information, where would they even begin?
The deluge of cases, however, suggest that states have not been able or have not been willing to carry out civil rights enforcement.
The Capitol’s phone lines have been overwhelmed this month, and some Democrats are complaining about the deluge of calls from voters who implore them to fight the Trump administration.
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