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

Please, let's get back to that, rather than being bombarded with the details of every decision.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The U.S. has used its first one-way attack drones and Tehran has bombarded neighboring states with hundreds of UAVs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

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 • Feb. 15, 2026

Then Deborah bombarded him with questions: What made her mother sick?

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot