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deluge

de·luge

UK/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/ US/ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

1.

an overwhelming number or amount

  • “a flood of requests”
  • “a torrent of abuse”
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3.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

  • “plains fertilized by annual inundations”
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verb

1.

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

  • “the basement was inundated after the storm”
  • “The images flooded his mind”
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3.

Origin

From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”).

Phrases

  • after me the deluge
  • after us the deluge
  • deluge gun
  • psychiatric deluge

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