Ĭn'un-dā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. inundatio, It. inondazione, Sp. inundacion, Pr. & Fr. inondation.] 1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow of water or other fluid; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over low grounds. With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. Wilkie. 2. An overspreading of any kind; an overflowing or superfluous abundance. “To stop the inundation of her tears.” Shak.