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

Even though we were very isolated we were getting bombarded with: ‘Kendra is famous now!’

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

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 • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

We are constantly bombarded with reports about AI and all these predictions about how AI is going to take away our jobs and change our relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

But we bombarded Mr. Dussel with questions, and the stories he had to tell were so gruesome and dreadful that we can’t get them out of our heads.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank