deluge
/ˈdeljuːdʒ/noun
उच्चारण डेल्यूज
मूसलाधार बारिश; बाढ़, जल-प्रलय
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noun
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[C, usually sing.]
a sudden very heavy fall of rain; a flood
मूसलाधार बारिश; बाढ़, जल-प्रलय
- The deluge washed away the bridge in an hour.
- Last night's deluge flooded the underpass.
- A sudden deluge during the monsoon left the streets of Mumbai under water.
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- Farmers feared that the deluge would destroy the standing crop.
- After the deluge, the village was cut off from the nearest town for three days.
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[C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth)
a large number of things that arrive at the same time
(पत्रों, शिकायतों की) बाढ़, भरमार
- The office received a deluge of complaints after the price rise.
- A deluge of messages greeted me when I switched on the phone.
- The newspaper received a deluge of letters about the new bus fares.
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- A deluge of applications arrived on the last day.
- The shop faced a deluge of orders during the festival season.
verb
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[T] ~ sb/sth (with sth) usually passive
to send or give somebody a very large number of things at the same time
(पत्रों, प्रश्नों की) बाढ़ ला देना, भर देना
- The helpline was deluged with calls.
- Fans deluged the actor with messages on his birthday.
- The teacher was deluged with questions after the lecture.
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- The website was deluged with visitors as soon as the results came out.
- Radhika was deluged with invitations to weddings this winter.
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⌂Word origin and word building
The Deluge with a capital D is the flood in the story of Noah.
बड़े D वाला Deluge Noah की कथा की बाढ़ है।