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