Definition
Flooded with water; or overwhelmed by a large number of things coming at you all at once.
Etymology
From Latin 'inundatus' (past participle of 'inundare,' from 'in-' + 'unda' meaning 'wave'). The literal meaning of being flooded evolved to mean overwhelmed metaphorically.
Kelly Says
When you say you're 'inundated with emails,' you're using a 2,000-year-old metaphor from the Romans who experienced literal floods. Language keeps ancient disasters alive in our everyday speech!
Translations
CSČeština
zaplavený
za-pla-ve-nyy
DADansk
oversvømmet
oh-ver-svom-met
DEDeutsch
überflutet
oo-ber-FLOO-tet
ELΕλληνικά
απογείωση
ah-po-yio-see
ESEspañol
inundado
in-oon-DAH-doh
FAفارسی
ابریشم
a-bri-sheem
FISuomi
tulvinnut
tul-vin-nut
FRFrançais
inondé
in-OH-deh
HUMagyar
áradás
ah-rah-daash
IDBahasa Indonesia
banjir
ban-jir
ITItaliano
allagato
ah-lah-gah-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
banjir
ban-jir
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်နှာ
myet-nara
NLNederlands
overstroomd
oh-ver-stroo-md
NONorsk
overvannet
oh-ver-van-net
PLPolski
zalany
za-lah-nee
PTPortuguês
inundado
in-oon-DAH-doh
RORomână
inundat
in-oon-daht
RUРусский
затопленный
za-top-le-nyy
SVSvenska
översvämmad
oh-ers-väm-mad
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zee-bah
TLTL
nagbubuhos
na-gbu-bu-hos
UKУкраїнська
затоплений
za-top-le-nyy
VITiếng Việt
dâng ngập
dang ngap
ZUZU
amahlathi
ah-mahl-ah-thee