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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › onslaughtONSLAUGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a violent and forceful attack: fig. With the nice weather, the beach towns are expecting an onslaught of tourists. (Definition of onslaught from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Semantic_prosodySemantic prosody - Wikipedia

    Semantic prosody, also discourse prosody, describes the way in which certain seemingly neutral words can be perceived with positive or negative associations through frequent occurrences with particular collocations. Coined in analogy to linguistic prosody, popularised by Bill Louw.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › onslaught_nonslaught, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun onslaught is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for onslaught is from 1613, in a translation by Thomas Lodge, author and physician. onslaught is apparently formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Dutch lexical item.

  4. academic.oup.com › edited-volume › 34325The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory | Oxford Academic

    Jun 12, 2008 · The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory provides comprehensive and critical coverage of the lively and contested field of political theory. Long recognized as one of the main branches of political science, political theory has in recent years burgeoned in many different directions.

  5. dsae.co.za › entry › total-onslaughttotal onslaught - definition of total onslaught in A ...

    The perceived threat of ‘total onslaught’ formed the basis of (and stated justification for) the government’s policies in many areas from about 1973 until the late 1980s.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › onslaughtONSLAUGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    An onslaught on someone or something is a very violent, forceful attack against them. The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim. The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault.

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  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiononslaught noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    onslaught. noun. /ˈɒnslɔːt/. /ˈɑːnslɔːt/. [countable, usually singular] a strong or violent attack. His approach was met with a vicious onslaught. onslaught against/on somebody/something the enemy onslaught on our military forces. onslaught of something/somebody an onslaught of abuse.

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