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onslaught   (TTS Sound)

The noun onslaught has 3 senses

• onslaught -- (a sudden and severe onset of trouble)


• attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")


• barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught -- (the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake")