Onslaught Definition

ŏnslôt, ôn-
noun
A violent, intense attack.
Webster's New World
An overwhelming outpouring.
An onslaught of third-class mail.
American Heritage
A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.
They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Onslaught

Noun

Singular:
onslaught
Plural:
onslaughts

Origin of Onslaught

  • Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte slaughter) of Dutch aanslag a striking at from Middle Dutch aenslach aen- on an- in Indo-European roots slach a striking

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From anslaight (compare Dutch aanslag and German Anschlag), equivalent to on- +"Ž slaught.

    From Wiktionary

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