Associations to the word «Onslaught»

Wiktionary

ONSLAUGHT, noun. A fierce attack.
ONSLAUGHT, noun. A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.

Dictionary definition

ONSLAUGHT, noun. A sudden and severe onset of trouble.
ONSLAUGHT, noun. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn".
ONSLAUGHT, noun. The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake".

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle