a situation in which someone gets a lot of things such as questions, letters, or information to deal with He was subjected to a constant media bombardment. Synonyms and related words. Large amounts or quantities of a specific kind:avalanche, blizzard, bombardment... Explore Thesaurus.
1.1 (preclude someone from) (Of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something: his difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life. More example sentences. 1  The shock of what he saw and heard has, as I write, put him into a condition that precludes him from talking about it.
Confidence votes 1. The term prude is a shortened version of the word prudent or prudence. A person who is prudent is wise, thoughtful, reflective, discreet, and/or intelligent (look it up in your dictionary).