Translation guide
A fierce, sustained attack or overwhelming rush of something. In Japanese, the best choice depends on whether it's a physical military assault, a verbal barrage, or a figurative flood of things.
A violent, sustained assault by an army, group, or force.
The most direct equivalent for a fierce, concentrated attack, often used in military or sports contexts.
They withstood the enemy's onslaught.
Emphasizes the intensity of the attack; slightly more emphatic than 猛攻.
The enemy's fierce onslaught began.
A raid or sudden attack, often implying a surprise element.
The village came under onslaught at dawn.
A fierce, sustained criticism or barrage of words.
Literally 'fierce criticism', this phrase captures the intensity of a verbal onslaught.
He faced an onslaught of criticism from the media.
A torrent of abuse or invective; stronger and more insulting than 非難.
A coined term for 'verbal attack', sometimes used in media, but less common.
A large, overwhelming quantity of something non-physical, like information, emotions, or events.
A rush or flood of things like calls, applications, or complaints; emphasizes the overwhelming volume.
There was an onslaught of complaints.
Literally 'flood', used metaphorically for an overwhelming amount of something.
From English 'rush', used for a sudden surge or wave, e.g., of customers or orders.
聴衆からの罵倒が彼に浴びせられた。
An onslaught of abuse was hurled at him from the audience.
彼の口撃に誰も反論できなかった。
No one could counter his verbal onslaught.
情報の洪水に溺れそうだ。
I'm drowning in an onslaught of information.
We're swamped with an onslaught of orders.