Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Inundation has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
"plains fertilized by annual inundations"
an overwhelming number or amount
"a flood of requests"
"a torrent of abuse"
The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.