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.

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3 cataclysm, catastrophe.

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Origin of deluge

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

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1. See flood.

OTHER WORDS FROM deluge

un·del·uged, adjective

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How to use deluge in a sentence

Officials were soon working through the weekends and tapped staff from every department — including property assessments — to help with the deluge.
‘We will not allow anyone to stop us’: Day and night, under historic scrutiny, the nation’s vote counters carried on|Amy Gardner, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles, Michelle Lee|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
The early returns on election night could look entirely different from the final vote count, thanks to a deluge of mail-in ballots that take much longer to tabulate than in-person votes.
How social media platforms plan to curb fake news about the US election|Nicolás Rivero|October 30, 2020|Quartz
The demand deluge has led to YouTube’s ad prices doubling in some cases.
‘CTV took from everybody’: How connected TV won this year’s upfront|Tim Peterson|October 28, 2020|Digiday
You’ve probably already encountered the deluge of takes on Quibi’s remarkably quick burnout.
Quibi is out. But other companies will still try to build in its place|Lucinda Shen|October 22, 2020|Fortune

If Obama is elected, he could encourage his supporters to deluge members of Congress with e-mails, or use the Web to organize collective research.
From the archives: Reaching the masses|Katie McLean|October 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Predictably, he was deluged with angry responses; as of this writing, he is still responding to critics.
Richard Dawkins Would Fail Philosophy 101|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The paper was deluged with complaints from readers, and from UK and overseas Jewish groups, before issuing a prompt apology.
A 10-Point Guide To Anti-Semitism And Its Perception|Mark Gardner|February 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Anyone who votes for it is going to be deluged with angry phone calls and some very ugly attack ads come next campaign.
Does Anyone Actually Want to Make a Deal on the Fiscal Cliff?|Megan McArdle|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Letter-writing campaigns were launched, and outraged callers deluged the company with complaints.
Could Bankruptcy Rescue the Twinkie?|Megan McArdle|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But then they saw the water rise—the result of the failed federal levee system that deluged 80 percent of the city.
Waiting Out Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans|Katy Reckdahl|August 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On one of these fine days the steward stumbled with the coffee-pot, and deluged me with its burning contents.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Deluged as they were continually by heavy seas, nothing but the most inflammable substances would burn.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
By the marauders it was looked upon as a grand frolic, and owners of missing mats and deluged yards might grumble as they pleased.
The Story of the Big Front Door|Mary Finley Leonard
All the little men who witnessed this scene deluged their cross-bows with tears.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
The reading world is deluged with books relating to woman,—her education, her labor, and her civil rights.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

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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