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.
Learner's definition of PRUDE. [count] disapproving. : a person who is easily shocked or offended by things that do not shock or offend other people. He is too much of a prude to enjoy movies containing sex and violence. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.