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.
A prude (Old French prude meaning honourable woman) is a person who is described as (or would describe themselves as) being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing standards. They may be perceived as being more uncomfortable than most with sexuality or nudity.