bombardment

2 definitions • 4 examples

a continuous attack on a place with guns or bombs:

aerial bombardment

The bombardment had begun several days earlier, destroying many buildings.

a situation in which so many questions or other things are directed at someone, that they find it difficult to deal with them:

A president is under constant bombardment from every direction.

Because you face such a bombardment of hostility, your initial response is to defend yourself.