onslaught
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onslaught
- /ˈɒn.slɔːt/ UK
- /ˈɔnsloːt/ Australia, British, Southern
- /ˈɑn.slɔt/ Northern US, US
- /ˈɔn.slɔt/ US
- /ˈɑn.slɑt/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈɔnslɔt/ Scotland
- /ˈɒnsloːt/ New Zealand
- [ˈɔ̟nsloːt] ~ [ˈɞ̠nsloːt] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From on- + slaught. Formed after Middle Dutch aenslag, aenslach, equivalent to aen + slag, although slaught corresponds to Middle Dutch slacht; slag is cognate with the English weaving term sley. Compare Dutch aanslag and German Anschlag.
noun onslaughts · anslaight
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A fierce attack.
Similar: onrush
- A large number of people or things resembling an attack. They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: onrush, onset, attack, outpouring, barrage, storming, run, attacking, impact, assault, aggression, raid, explosion, carnage, wave, killing
Translations
Talk about this word "onslaught." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/onslaught. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. onslaught. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/onslaught "onslaught." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/onslaught.Cite this
@misc{onslaught_2026,
title = {onslaught},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onslaught},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
