deluge

CEFRB2

/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large amount of rain or water.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give someone a very large amount of something.

Examples

  • The flood of 1342 was the biggest deluge in the history of central Europe.

  • The Roman world was overwhelmed by a deluge of Barbarians.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdɛ.lu(d)ʒ/
  • /ˈdi.lu(d)ʒ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.

  2. An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.

  3. A great flood or rain.

More examples

In context

  • The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.

  • The rock concert was a deluge of sound.

  • After us, the Deluge.

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Origin

noun

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