Onslaught Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Onslaught has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a sudden and severe onset of trouble

"After months of rain, we faced an onslaught of hail that damaged our entire garden in minutes."

onslaught

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

"the attack began at dawn"

attack onslaught onset onrush

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

"a barrage of questions"

"a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"

barrage bombardment outpouring onslaught

A fierce attack.

"The sudden onslaught of rain forced us to run for cover before we could even set up our picnic."

Example Sentences

"the attack began at dawn" noun

"a barrage of questions" noun

"a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" noun