The onslaught of the Black Death is difficult to suppress.
"He was overpowered by the merciless onslaught."
Meaning: overwhelming assault or force; very large amount of something SENTENCE: He faced it with an onslaught of junk mail
My sister was the victim of an Onslaught of water balloons The Incas were overcome by the Spanish conquistadors' onslaught.
The castle was unable to defend against the marauders' onslaught. I am expecting a veritable onslaught of butterflies, this spring.
A violent attack.An overwhelming outpouring: an onslaught of third-class mail.
The attacking army's onslaught continued until the defending army was defeated.
As the famous actress left her hotel, she was met by an onslaught of screaming fans, and the flashing lights of the paparazzi.
He onslaughted the boy for taking his things
The first known use of the word 'onslaught' was in 1625. It was modified from the Dutch word 'aanslang', which means 'a violent attack, act of striking'.
There are two different definitions for the term onslaught. It can be defined as being an overwhelming amount of force or an attack. It can also mean an overwhelming quantity of something. An example of this term in a sentence is â??There was an onslaught of complaints that came in regarding the new product line at the storeâ??.
According to Merriam-Webster (m-w.com), onslaught means "an especially fierce attack."
The word is onslaught.