Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for deluge

deluge

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

noun

  1. a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
  2. a drenching rain; downpour.
  3. anything that overwhelms like a flood:

    a deluge of mail.

    Synonyms: catastrophe, cataclysm

  4. the Deluge. flood ( def 3 ).


verb (used with object)

, del·uged, del·ug·ing.
  1. to flood; inundate.
  2. to overrun; overwhelm:

    She was deluged with congratulatory letters.

deluge

1

/ ˈdɛljuːdʒ /

noun

  1. a great flood of water
  2. torrential rain; downpour
  3. an overwhelming rush or number

    a deluge of requests



verb

  1. to flood, as with water; soak, swamp, or drown
  2. to overwhelm or overrun; inundate

Deluge

2

/ ˈdɛljuːdʒ /

noun

  1. See Flood
    the Deluge
    the Deluge another name for the Flood

Discover More

Other Words From

  • un·deluged adjective

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of deluge1

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- di 2 + -luere, combining form of lavere “to wash”) + -ium -ium

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of deluge1

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

Discover More

Synonym Study

See flood.

Discover More

Example Sentences

Unfortunately, the deluge of details weighs the book down in parts.

Divorce ensued, along with a deluge of humiliating media coverage.

The deluge comes from the ceiling, where excess rainwater has worked its way into the subway car from outside.

As Barbara Walters might say—that is, if she were echoing French King Louis XV—“Apres moi, le deluge.”

Meanwhile, the deluge of rain continues, in fits and starts.

So the three Babcocks departed, and the silence which succeeded her deluge of words was soothing to her hosts beyond expression.

Crash went the collection of literature, and Welcome fell back on the floor of the stall, half-covered by a deluge of books.

There were only about four hundred years between the Deluge and the period at which we fix Abraham's journey into Egypt.

Then the Jew would have displayed his ten generations, down to the time of Noah, and the secret of the universal deluge.

And so they were caught fairly and squarely by the deluge that swept upon them with a bewildering suddenness.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


deludeddelusion