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To deluge is defined as to flood or to overwhelm someone with anything.
(verb)- An example of deluge is to have a massive amount of rain fall on a roof in a short period of time.
- When you give someone massive amounts of paperwork to complete, this is an example of deluge.
The definition of a deluge is a flood or a massive amount of something that all arrives at the same time.
(noun)- An example of a deluge is a flood caused by a huge amount of rainfall in one day.
- An example of a deluge is when you are given 30 books of information to review all at once on a simple subject.
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noun
- a. A great flood.b. A heavy downpour.
- Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood: a deluge of fan mail.
- Deluge In the Bible, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.
- To overrun with water; inundate.
- To overwhelm with a large number or amount; swamp: The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English, flood
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin dīluvium
Origin: , from dīluere, to wash away
Origin: : dis-, apart; see dis-
Origin: + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots
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