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- Dictionaryinundation/ˌɪnʌnˈdeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. an overwhelming abundance of people or things: "an inundation of rugby fans" Similar
- 2. flooding: "the annual inundation of the Nile"
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INUNDATION definition: 1. a flood, or the fact of being flooded with water: 2. a large number of people or things that…. Learn more.
noun. inundator. ˈi- (ˌ)nən-ˌdā-tər. noun. inundatory. i-ˈnən-də-ˌtȯr-ē. adjective. Did you know? In the summer of 1993, record rains in the Midwest caused the Mississippi River to overflow its banks, break through levees, and inundate the entire countryside; such an inundation hadn't been seen for at least a hundred years.
INUNDATION meaning: 1. a flood, or the fact of being flooded with water: 2. a large number of people or things that…. Learn more.
noun. the condition of being flooded: Researchers are warning that accelerated sea level change threatens hundreds of thousands of coastal homes with inundation. a flood: Areas shaded in purple on the map may see an inundation of 3 to 12 feet. the condition or state of being overwhelmed:
Definition of inundation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of inundation. noun. an overwhelming number or amount. synonyms: barrage, deluge, flood, flurry, torrent. see more. noun. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land. “plains fertilized by annual inundations ” synonyms: alluvion, deluge, flood. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Inundation."
Inundation Definition. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all: We have been inundated with requests for help. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing difficulties for oneself or others. ask questions of someone/something idiom. be a tall order idiom. be asking for trouble idiom. be your own worst enemy idiom.
Definition of inundate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets. [Latin inundāre, inundāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + undāre, to surge (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots ).] in′un·da′tion n. in′un·da′tor n. in·un′da·to′ry (-də-tôr′ē) adj.
