inundation

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a flood; an overwhelming abundance of something

The dam burst, causing an inundation of the valley below.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a flood; an overwhelming... flood deluge torrent overflow flux spate

Opposites

drought drainage

Word family

Related forms inundate undulate abundant

Etymology

From Latin inundatio, from inundare 'to overflow' (from in- 'onto' plus undare 'to flow in waves', from unda 'wave').

inundatio Latin unda Latin

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# inundation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a flood; an overwhelming abundance of something

## Examples
- The dam burst, causing an inundation of the valley below.

## Synonyms
- flood
- deluge
- torrent
- overflow
- flux
- spate

## Antonyms
- drought
- drainage

## Related Forms
- inundate
- undulate
- abundant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inundatio
- Root: unda

## Etymology
From Latin inundatio, from inundare 'to overflow' (from in- 'onto' plus undare 'to flow in waves', from unda 'wave').

## AI Etymology
Inundation comes from Latin inundatio, from inundare 'to overflow' (from in- 'onto' plus undare 'to flow in waves', from unda 'wave'). The etymological trail includes Latin inundatio and Latin unda. As a noun, inundation means a flood; an overwhelming abundance of something. The same family is visible in related forms such as inundate, undulate, and abundant.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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