Bombarded Meaning in English

word · lemma: bombard

US

bɑmˈbɑɹdɪd

bahm-BARD-id

UK

bəmbˈɑːdɪd

buhm-BAH-did

Definition

To attack with bombs or to overwhelm someone with a large number of things, such as questions, messages, or information.

Usage & Nuances

Often used figuratively: 'bombarded with questions', 'bombarded by ads'. The literal meaning (attack with bombs) is less common in daily conversation. Usually formal or neutral. Not used for slow, gentle things; always implies something overwhelming.

• Spanish: bombardear - llenar (con preguntas, información)
• Portuguese (BR): bombardear - encher (de perguntas, informações)
• Portuguese (PT): bombardear - encher (de perguntas, informações)
• Chinese (Simplified): 轰炸 - 不断向…提出（问题、信息）
• Chinese (Traditional): 轟炸 - 不斷向…提出（問題、資訊）
• Hindi: बमबारी करना - सवालों/सूचनाओं से घेरना
• Arabic: قصف - أغرق (بالأسئلة، المعلومات)
• Bengali: বোমাবর্ষণ করা - আতিপাত করা (প্রশ্ন/তথ্য দিয়ে)
• Russian: бомбардировать - засыпать (вопросами, сообщениями)
• Japanese: 爆撃する - 浴びせかける（質問・情報など）
• Vietnamese: oanh tạc - dồn dập (câu hỏi, thông tin)
• Korean: 폭격하다 - 퍼붓다 (질문·정보 등)
• Turkish: bombardıman etmek - soru yağmuruna tutmak
• Urdu: بمباری کرنا - سوالات یا پیغامات سے بھر دینا
• Indonesian: membombardir - membanjiri (pertanyaan, pesan, informasi)

Example Sentences

The city was bombarded during the war.

basic

I was bombarded with homework this week.

basic

She felt bombarded by questions at the meeting.

basic

My phone was bombarded with messages all day long.

natural

After announcing the news, the company was bombarded by emails from customers.

natural

The politician was bombarded with tough questions by reporters.

natural