Onslaught — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden and severe onset of trouble

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːnslɔːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒnslɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒnslɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːnslɔːt/.

Examples

the attack began at dawn
a barrage of questions
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attack outpouring onrush bombardment barrage onset

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden and severe onset of trouble
noun	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) “the attack began at dawn”
noun	the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) “a barrage of questions”

Word Forms

attack	verb	take the initiative and go on the offensive
barrage	verb	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
bombard	verb	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ansturm

ein plötzlicher und schwerwiegender Beginn von Schwierigkeiten

🇫🇷French

assaut

une apparition soudaine et grave de problèmes

🇪🇸Spanish

embate

una aparición repentina y grave de problemas

🇮🇹Italian

assalto

un'improvvisa e grave insorgenza di problemi

🇳🇱Dutch

aanval

een plotseling en ernstig begin van problemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ataque

um início repentino e grave de problemas

🇷🇺Russian

натиск

внезапное и серьезное начало неприятностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हमला

परेशानी की अचानक और गंभीर शुरुआत

🇧🇩Bengali

আক্রমণ

হঠাৎ এবং গুরুতর সমস্যার সূত্রপাত

🇮🇳Tamil

தாக்குதல்

பிரச்சனையின் திடீர் மற்றும் கடுமையான ஆரம்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాడి

ఇబ్బంది యొక్క ఆకస్మిక మరియు తీవ్రమైన ప్రారంభం

🇮🇳Marathi

हल्ला

अचानक आणि गंभीर समस्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રમણ

મુશ્કેલીની અચાનક અને ગંભીર શરૂઆત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಲ್ಲೆ

ತೊಂದರೆಯ ಹಠಾತ್ ಮತ್ತು ತೀವ್ರ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രമണം

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ളതും കഠിനവുമായ പ്രശ്‌നങ്ങളുടെ തുടക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਲਾ

ਮੁਸੀਬਤ ਦੀ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

حملہ

مصیبت کا اچانک اور شدید آغاز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猛攻

突然出现严重的麻烦

🇯🇵Japanese

猛攻撃

突然の深刻な問題の発生

🇰🇷Korean

맹공격

갑작스럽고 심각한 문제의 시작

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tấn công dữ dội

sự khởi đầu đột ngột và nghiêm trọng của rắc rối

🇹🇭Thai

การโจมตี

เกิดปัญหาอย่างกะทันหันและรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

serangan gencar

timbulnya masalah yang tiba-tiba dan parah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsalakay

isang biglaan at matinding pagsisimula ng problema

🇲🇾Malay

serangan

timbulnya masalah yang mendadak dan teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هجمة

بداية مفاجئة وشديدة من المتاعب

🇮🇷Persian

یورش

شروع ناگهانی و شدید دردسر

🇹🇷Turkish

saldırı

ani ve ciddi bir sorun başlangıcı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתָעֲרוּת

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