onslaught

on·slaught

 (ŏn′slôt′, ôn′-)

n.

1. A violent attack.

2. An overwhelming outpouring: an onslaught of third-class mail.

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[Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte, slaughter) of Dutch aanslag, a striking at, from Middle Dutch aenslach : aen-, on; see an- in Indo-European roots + slach, a striking.]

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onslaught

(ˈɒnˌslɔːt)

n

a violent attack

[C17: from Middle Dutch aenslag, from aan on + slag a blow, related to slay]

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on•slaught

(ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn-)

n.

an onset or assault, esp. a vigorous one.

[1615–25; < Dutch aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack; akin to slay]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of trouble trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
	2.	onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" attack, onrush, onset military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" ground attack - an attack by ground troops assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory blitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	onslaught - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" barrage, bombardment, outpouring language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

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onslaught

noun

1. attack, charge, campaign, strike, rush, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, blitz, onset, foray, incursion, onrush, inroad a military onslaught against the rebels
attack, escape, recession, withdrawal, retreat, defensive, rout, stampede

2. surge, flood, flow, upsurge, outpouring the onslaught of cheap second-hand imports

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onslaught

noun

The act of attacking:

aggression, assailment, assault, attack, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, strike.

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Translations

هُجوم، إنْقِضاض

stormløb

Ansturmheftiger Angriff

assaultrush

árás, áhlaup

assalto furioso

spēcīgs uzbrukums

stormløpvoldsomt angrep

şiddetli saldırı

冲击猛攻突击

onslaught

[ˈɒnslɔːt] N (gen) → ataque m, arremetida f
to make a furious onslaught on a critic → atacar violentamente a un crítico

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onslaught

[ˈɒnslɔːt] n → assaut m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

onslaught

n (Mil) → (heftiger) Angriff (→ on auf +acc); (fig also) → Attacke f (→ on auf +acc); to make an onslaught on somebody/something (fig) (verbally) → jdn/etw angreifen or attackieren; (on work) → einer Sache (dat) → zu Leibe rücken; the constant onslaught of advertisements on TV → das ständige Bombardement der Fernsehzuschauer mit Werbung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

onslaught

[ˈɒnˌslɔːt] n (Mil) (fig) → attacco

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onslaught

(ˈonsloːt) noun

a fierce attack. an onslaught on the enemy troops. aanval, stormloop هُجوم، إنْقِضاض яростна атака ataque nápor heftiger Angriff stormløb δριμεία επίθεση ataque, asalto, embestida metsik rünnak حملۀ شدید hyökkäys assautהסתערות भीषण आक्रमण snažan napad támadás serangan árás, áhlaup attacco 猛攻 맹공격 antpuolis, puolimas spēcīgs uzbrukums serangan hebat felle aanval stormløp, voldsomt angrepszturm شديده حمله ataque asalt стремительная атака, натиск útok, nápor silen napad žestok napad våldsamt angrepp การโจมตี şiddetli saldırı 突擊，猛攻，衝擊 шалена атака; штурм سخت حملہ sự tấn công dữ dội 突击，猛攻，冲击

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