deluge

[ del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh ]

/ ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /

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noun

a great flood of water; inundation; flood.

a drenching rain; downpour.

anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail.

the Deluge. flood(def 3).

verb (used with object), del·uged, del·ug·ing.

to flood; inundate.

to overrun; overwhelm: She was deluged with congratulatory letters.

Words nearby deluge

deltoid muscle, deltoidal, delts, delubrum, delude, deluge, delusion, delusion of grandeur, delusion of negation, delusion of persecution, delusional

Origin of deluge

1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin dīluvium flood, equivalent to dīluv-, base of dīluere to wash away, dissolve (dī- di² + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -ium -ium

SYNONYMS FOR deluge

1 See flood.

3 cataclysm, catastrophe.

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OTHER WORDS FROM deluge

un·del·uged, adjective

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Examples from the Web for deluge

Unfortunately, the deluge of details weighs the book down in parts.
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Meanwhile, the deluge of rain continues, in fits and starts.
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It's a panicky move coming amid a deluge of corruption allegations a week before key elections.
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The deluge has overtaken us, and we must accept the consequences.
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Finally the clouds opened, and for a week rain fell in a deluge.
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There was bright sunshine, yet only a deluge of semi-opaque golden vapor.
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All at once the thunder burst forth in frightful peals, and the rain fell like a deluge.
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The next morning we had the deluge, for it poured in torrents, our wretched blanket shelters proving far from rain-tight.
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British Dictionary definitions for deluge (1 of 2)

deluge

/ (ˈdɛljuːdʒ) /

noun

a great flood of water

torrential rain; downpour

an overwhelming rush or numbera deluge of requests

verb (tr)

to flood, as with water; soak, swamp, or drown

to overwhelm or overrun; inundate

Word Origin for deluge

C14: from Old French, from Latin dīluvium a washing away, flood, from dīluere to wash away, drench, from di- dis- 1 + -luere, from lavere to wash

British Dictionary definitions for deluge (2 of 2)

Deluge

/ (ˈdɛljuːdʒ) /

noun

the Deluge another name for the Flood

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deluge

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verb (used with object), del·uged, del·ug·ing.

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