tidal wave

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noun

1. an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
- a tidal wave of nausea
- the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave
- a tidal wave of crime
• Hypernyms:
manifestation
2. an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge, calamity, catastrophe, disaster,
tragedy, cataclysm
3. a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge