deluge
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deluge¹
- /ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/ UK
- /ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ/ US
- /ˈdɛ.lu(d)ʒ/ US
- /ˈdi.lu(d)ʒ/ US
- /dəˈlu(d)ʒ/ US, nonstandard
Where it comes from
From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.
noun deluges
- A great flood or rain. The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.
- An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction. The rock concert was a deluge of sound.
- A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire. deluge system, deluge gun, deluge set
verb deluges · deluging · deluged
- To flood with water. Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.
- To overwhelm. After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.
Deluge²
proper noun the Deluge
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The flood taking place in the story of Noah found in the Bible (Genesis) and Qur'an.
Similar: Great Flood
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inundation, inundate, cloudburst, downpour, flood, submerge, waterspout, swamp, soaker, torrent, overwhelm, flood out, flooding, spate, cascade, rain
Translations
Every language
noun great flood
| Español | diluvio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홍수 hongsu |
| 日本語 | 洪水 kōzui |
| 中文 | 大洪水 dàhóngshuǐ, 洪水 hóngshuǐ |
| Português | dilúvio |
| Français | déluge |
| Italiano | diluvio |
| Ελληνικά | κατακλυσμός kataklysmós |
| Română | diluviu, potop |
| Русский | пото́п potóp, наводне́ние navodnénije |
| العربية | طُوفَان ṭūfān |
| עברית | מַבּוּל mabúl |
noun great rain
| Русский | ли́вень lívenʹ |
|---|
noun an overwhelming amount of something
| Español | diluvio, avalancha |
|---|---|
| Français | déluge, avalanche |
| Italiano | diluvio |
verb to flood with water
| Português | inundar |
|---|---|
| Français | inonder |
| Italiano | inondare, allagare |
| Русский | затопля́ть zatopljátʹ, наводня́ть navodnjátʹ, зата́пливать zatáplivatʹ |
verb to overwhelm
| Français | inonder |
|---|---|
| Italiano | inondare, sommergere, tempestare |
| Русский | зава́ливать zaválivatʹ |
name the Biblical flood
| Español | diluvio universal |
|---|---|
| Français | déluge, déluge universel |
| Deutsch | Sintflut |
| Italiano | diluvio universale |
| Русский | всеми́рный пото́п vsemírnyj potóp |
| العربية | طوفان ṭūfān |
| עברית | מַבּוּל mabúl |
Talk about this word "deluge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deluge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deluge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deluge "deluge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deluge.Cite this
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title = {deluge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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