onslaught

[on·slaught]

Onslaught is a military term that refers to an attack against an enemy. It's safe to say that no one wants to be caught on the receiving end of an onslaught, because there will be lots of danger, destruction and probably death.

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An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.

Noun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

Noun
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

Noun
a sudden and severe onset of trouble


n.
An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.

n.
A bloody fray or battle.


Onslaught

On"slaught` , n. [OE. on on + slaught, slaht, slaughter. See Slaughter.] 1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.
By storm and onslaught to proceed.
2. A bloody fray or battle. [Scot.] Jamieson.

An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.

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Usage Examples

I studied Hitchcock a little bit at University and knew the famous story about the Birds - that he'd tortured Tippi for a day using real birds. I had no idea that it was a five-day onslaught and that it was the tip of an iceberg that carried on through to another film.

The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these inventions changed the world. Each of them scared the heck out of an older generation. And each of them was invented by people who were in their 20s.

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Other Usage Examples

Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.

There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment, but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive.

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