flooding
flooding Lexical Profile
flooding Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The submerging or overflowing of normally dry land with a large amount of water.
"Heavy monsoon rains caused severe flooding across several coastal provinces."
An overwhelming influx or overabundance of something, such as data packets in a computer network or goods in a market.
"The network administrator configured the firewall to prevent packet flooding from disrupting the server."
A behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias by exposing a patient directly and intensively to their fear-inducing stimulus.
"The psychologist discussed whether gradual desensitization or flooding would be more effective for treating the patient's phobia."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun and verb flod ('a flowing of water, deluge'), combined with the verbal noun suffix -ing.