The onslaught

Today
my day was to the slaughter

on·slaught (nslôt, ôn-)

n.

1. A violent attack.

2. An overwhelming outpouring: an onslaught of third-class mail.

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[Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte, slaughter) of Dutch aanslag, a striking at, from Middle Dutch aenslach : aen-, on; see an- in Indo-European roots + slach, a striking.]

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onslaught

Noun

a violent attack [Middle Dutch aenslag]

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Noun	1.	onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of trouble trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
	2.	onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" attack, onrush, onset military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" ground attack - an attack by ground troops assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory blitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	onslaught - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" barrage, bombardment, outpouring language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" onslaught noun attack, charge, campaign, strike, rush, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, blitz, onset, foray, incursion, onrush, inroad << href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/retreat">retreat Without defense I am left battered and low of esteem 1de·fen·sive Pronunciation: \di-ˈfen(t)-siv, ˈdē-ˌ\ Function: adjective Date: 14th century 1: serving to defend or protect <defensive fortifications> I awoke without defense fatigued from lack of sleep, tender of mind. No helmet i have become worn out. Yes I am running this race but today was a hill shale underfoot and in my mind no side line water to refresh my soul Convinced that those that might offer a friendship see me as unworthy of such. My Husband prayed over me before he left. My parenting suffered and then the effects of such left me stumbling over the stones laid across my path. I could not even raise a knee to hurdle these things. A nap and then again the onslaught. Steve is going to take me for a walk around the block. My head hurts and the storms oh those storms...