inundation
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for inundation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A flood, especially when water rises and spreads over the land.
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Etymology
From Old French inundacion (“flood”) — modern French inondation — from Latin inundatio (“flood”), a form of inundō (“to flood, overflow”, giving English inundate). By surface analysis, inundat(e) + -ion.
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