bombarded

American  

[bom-bahr-did] / bɒmˈbɑr dɪd /

adjective

1. attacked or battered with artillery fire or bombs.

   The novel vividly describes a tangle of cloth, broken dishes, shards of metal, and mud—all that remained of the bombarded village.

2. vigorously and repeatedly assailed or addressed, as with questions, demands, messages, etc..

   The main challenge for marketers is not only to reach but to genuinely engage the already bombarded consumer.

3. Physics. subjected to a stream of high-energy particles or radiation.

   On directing alpha rays at the sample, the scientist observed that the bombarded beryllium emitted a subatomic particle having mass but no charge.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bombard.

Other Word Forms

• unbombarded adjective

Etymology

Origin of bombarded

First recorded in 1705–15; bombard + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; bombard + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Showing the city at a time when it was being heavily bombarded "for me came from a place of anger, a fierce desire" to show Beirut's resilience.

From Barron's

It found young people were "bombarded" with ads for products which claimed to change their bodies and appearance, despite this kind of advertising being banned.

From BBC

He bombarded Carthy, who lives in North Yorkshire, with messages after she asked him to stop.

From BBC

I’ve got two that are in college, one’s in high school, and they’ve grown up in this environment completely bombarded by news.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I just remember feeling completely bombarded, but in a romantic way," she said.

From BBC