1. (

• onslaught

) a sudden and severe onset of trouble ;

2. (

• attack ,
• onslaught ,
• onset ,
• onrush

) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" ;

3. (

• barrage ,
• bombardment ,
• outpouring ,
• onslaught

) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" ;