Inundating: meaning, definitions and examples
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inundating
[ หษชnสndeษชt ]
flooding situation
To inundate means to overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with. It can also refer to the act of flooding an area with water. This term is commonly used when describing situations where excessive amounts of information, work, or other pressures are placed on someone. In a literal sense, it often pertains to natural disasters where heavy rain causes water levels to rise above normal, flooding streets and homes.
Synonyms
deluge, flood, overrun, overwhelm.
Examples of usage
- The company is inundating employees with new tasks.
- After the storm, the town was inundated with water.
- The email inbox was inundated with messages after the announcement.
- She felt inundated by the amount of homework assigned.
Translations
Translations of the word "inundating" in other languages:
๐ต๐น inundando
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคพเคขเคผ เคเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช รผberschwemmend
๐ฎ๐ฉ membanjiri
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐัะพะฟะปะตะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ zalewanie
๐ฏ๐ต ๆฐพๆฟซใใ
๐ซ๐ท inondant
๐ช๐ธ inundando
๐น๐ท su basma
๐ฐ๐ท ์นจ์์ํค๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุบู ุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ zaplavovรกnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ zaplavovanie
๐จ๐ณ ๆทนๆฒก
๐ธ๐ฎ poplavljanje
๐ฎ๐ธ flรณรฐ
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัั ะฑะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฌแงแแแก แแแขแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ su basmasฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ inundando
Etymology
The word 'inundate' comes from the Latin 'inundare', which means 'to overwhelm' or 'to flood.' This word is a combination of 'in-' meaning 'in, upon' and 'undare' meaning 'to wave or flow.' Its earliest recorded use in English dates back to the 15th century, when it was adopted to describe the flooding of land by water. Over time, its usage evolved to encompass both literal and figurative meanings, where it can describe both physical flooding (such as a river overflowing) and metaphorical flooding (such as being inundated with responsibilities or information). The shift in meaning illustrates how language adapts to environmental and societal needs, reflecting changes in how people experience and describe overwhelming situations.