NOUN
- 1A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.‘the loss of human lives from this latest tsunami is staggering’
- An arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities or amounts.
- ‘a tsunami of data pours into the CNBC newsroom every minute of every trading day’
Origin
Late 19th century: from Japanese, from tsu ‘harbour’ + nami ‘wave’.
Pronunciation
tsunami
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