Bombarded

/bɑmˈbɑr.dɪd/ verb

Definition

Attacked heavily with bombs or artillery fire; or to overwhelm someone with a large amount of something like questions, information, or criticism.

Etymology

From Italian 'bombare' meaning to bomb, derived from 'bomba' (bomb), which may trace to Latin 'bombus' meaning a booming sound. The term entered military vocabulary in the 15th century and expanded metaphorically to mean overwhelming attack.

Kelly Says

The metaphorical use of 'bombarded' shows how we borrow language from warfare to describe emotional experiences—we say people are 'bombarded' with spam emails or questions, mapping the violent intensity of literal bombardment onto everyday information overload, revealing how overwhelming the modern world feels.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቦምብ ወረደ
bohm bah-weh-reh-deh
ARالعربية
قصف
qasf
BNবাংলা
বোমাবাজি
boh-mah-bah-jee
CACatalà
bombardejat
bohm-bah-deh-jah-t
CSČeština
bombardován
bohm-bah-do-vahn
DADansk
bombarderet
bohm-bah-deh-reht
DEDeutsch
bombardiert
bohm-bah-dee-ert
ELΕλληνικά
βομβαρδισμένος
vohm-bahrdhee-smeenos
ESEspañol
bombardeado
bohm-bah-deh-ah-doh
FAفارسی
بمباران
bhm-bah-rah-n
FISuomi
pommitettu
pohm-mee-teh-too
FRFrançais
bombardé
bohm-bah-deh-ay
GUGU
બોમ્બમાર
bohm-bah-mahr
HAHA
bambata
bahm-bah-tah
HEעברית
הופצץ
hoh-fah-tsats
HIहिन्दी
बमबारी
bhm-bah-ree
HUMagyar
bombázott
bohm-bah-zoh-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibom
dee-bohm
IGIG
ịkpọkọta
ee-kpoh-koh-tah
ITItaliano
bombardato
bohm-bah-dah-toh
KKKK
бомбаланған
bohm-bah-lahn-gahn
KMKM
ទម្លាក់គ្រាប់បែក
thmool-ehk krah bahk
MRMR
बॉम्बमार
bohm-bah-mahr
MSBahasa Melayu
dibom
dee-bohm
MYမြန်မာ
ဗုံးကြဲ
bohn kyay
NLNederlands
gebombardeerd
khah-bohm-bah-dehrt
NONorsk
bombardert
bohm-bah-dehrt
PAPA
ਬੰਬਾਰੀ
bhm-bah-ree
PLPolski
zbombardowany
zbohm-bah-do-vah-nee
PTPortuguês
bombardeado
bohm-bah-deh-ah-doo
RORomână
bombardat
bohm-bah-dah-t
RUРусский
бомбардированный
bohm-bah-dee-roh-vah-nee
SVSvenska
bombarderad
bohm-bah-deh-rah-d
SWKiswahili
kutupiwa na mabomu
koo-too-pi-wah nah mah-bohm
TAதமிழ்
குண்டுவீசிய
koon-thoo-vee-chi-yah
TEతెలుగు
బాంబు దాడి
bahm-bu dah-dee
THไทย
ถูกยิง
thook ying
TLTL
binomba
bee-nohm-bah
TRTürkçe
bombalanmış
bohm-bah-lah-nmish
UKУкраїнська
бомбардуваний
bohm-bah-do-vah-nee
URاردو
بمباری
bhm-bah-ree
VITiếng Việt
bắn phá
bahn phah
YOYO
bọmbù
bohm-boo
ZUZU
ibhomu
ee-boh-moo

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