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Flood vs. Deluge
Flood
/flʌd/Examples:
I can feel my heart racing, panic flooding my mind.Kevin flooded the newspapers with stories about the coming television spectacular.Light floods the truck, and I start charging forward blindly.
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This word has no antonymsDeluge
/ˈdeljuːdʒ/Examples:
The sudden deluge caused a nearby brick wall to crumble.Flash floods turned roads into rivers overnight.The deluge washed away years of soil buildup.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Flood is a more general term and can refer to any overflow of water, while deluge often implies a heavier, more intense flood.
- Deluge can also be used metaphorically to describe an overwhelming amount of anything, like information or questions.
- Flood is commonly associated with natural disasters and weather reports, whereas deluge carries a more dramatic connotation.
- Deluge comes from the Latin diluvium, meaning a flood or washing away, which might help you remember its intensity.
- Although both can describe catastrophic amounts of water, deluge is typically not used to describe routine or minor flooding.
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