BOMBARDED Definition & Meaning

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bombarded

[bom-bahr-did]

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adjective

attacked or battered with artillery fire or bombs.
The novel vividly describes a tangle of cloth, broken dishes, shards of metal, and mud—all that remained of the bombarded village.
vigorously and repeatedly assailed or addressed, as with questions, demands, messages, etc..
The main challenge for marketers is not only to reach but to genuinely engage the already bombarded consumer.
Physics.��subjected to a stream of high-energy particles or radiation.
On directing alpha rays at the sample, the scientist observed that the bombarded beryllium emitted a subatomic particle having mass but no charge.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of bombard.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

unbombarded adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bombarded¹

First recorded in 1705–15; bombard + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; bombard + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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Andrew was being bombarded by the breaking waves, tumbling in the tumultuous North Sea.

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Audiences noticed their effort, said Ingerslev, who’s been bombarded with questions about the artworks in “Forever,” which was just renewed for a second season.

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Marko Bošnjak, meanwhile, is cooking up a Poison Cake to feed to his tormentors - chiefly the people who bombarded him with homophobic hate messages after he was selected to represent Croatia.

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Mr Smith said it was not just their energy bills - the rise in the minimum wage and employers' national insurance made it feel like the company was being "bombarded by all sides".

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As they head into the Vatican for their daily congregations to discuss the election, each one is surrounded and bombarded with questions on progress.

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bombarde bombardier

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