deluged

del·uge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh]
- /ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ/
- /ˈdel.juːdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh]
- /ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ/

Definitions of deluged word

noun deluged a great flood of water; inundation; flood. 1
noun deluged a drenching rain; downpour. 1
noun deluged anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail. 1
noun deluged the Deluge, flood (def 3). 1
verb with object deluged to flood; inundate. 1
verb with object deluged to overrun; overwhelm: She was deluged with congratulatory letters. 1

See all 8 definitions of deluged

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Origin of deluged

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English < Old French < Latin dīluvium flood, equivalent to dīluv-, base of dīluere to wash away, dissolve (dī- di2 + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -ium -ium

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Parts of speech for Deluged

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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deluged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for deluged

adjective deluged

jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.

Just one Synonym for deluged

Antonyms for deluged

verb deluged

dried — simple past tense and past participle of dry.
underwhelmed — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture

All 3 Antonyms of deluged