flood of complaints
- noun
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avalancha de quejas
- The mayor promised action after facing a flood of complaints about the new traffic rules.
Examples
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The faulty product release triggered a flood of complaints to the support team.
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After the announcement, the company received a flood of complaints from disappointed customers.
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The company received a flood of complaints after the product recall.
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After the incident, there was a flood of complaints from customers.
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After the new policy was announced, the city received a flood of complaints from residents who felt it would harm the community.
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Following the product recall, the company was overwhelmed by a flood of complaints from dissatisfied customers demanding refunds.
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The recent changes to the schedule sparked a flood of complaints from parents concerned about their children's transportation to school.
Synonyms
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6.8
A large fast stream of questions, messages or criticism sent to someone
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7.9
A sudden large flow of questions or complaints
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3.3
A sudden large amount of criticism aimed at someone or something
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7.4
A long list that repeats the same things people say are wrong
A sudden large number of complaints at the same time
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'flood' (an excessive influx) combined with 'complaints' yields the sense of a very large number of complaints. The metaphorical use of 'flood' to mean an overwhelming quantity is highly predictable and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The expression flood of complaints comes from the picture of a real flood, where a lot of water suddenly covers and overwhelms a place. That's why it describes many complaints arriving at once, so many they are hard to deal with.