deluge

noun

1. An overflowing of the land by water
2. A drenching rain

   "a deluge causing mudslides in the area"

3. An overwhelming amount or number

   "received a deluge of angry phone calls"

verb

1. To overflow with water inundate
2. Overwhelm, swamp

   "The store was deluged with complaints."

French quotation attributed to {i_link|Louis XV|Louis:b1} or {i_link|Madame de Pompadour|Pompadour:b}

1. After me [us] the deluge