Associations to the word «Onslaught»

Wiktionary

ONSLAUGHT, noun. A fierce attack.
ONSLAUGHT, noun. A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.

Dictionary definition

ONSLAUGHT, noun. A sudden and severe onset of trouble.
ONSLAUGHT, noun. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn".
ONSLAUGHT, noun. The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake".

Wise words

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Noam Chomsky