flooding

(noun) a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them. Synonyms: implosion therapy.

(verb) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid. Synonyms: deluge, flood, inundate, swamp. Examples: "The basement was inundated after the storm." "The images flooded his mind."

(verb) cover with liquid, usually water. Synonyms: flood. Examples: "The swollen river flooded the village." "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes."

(verb) supply with an excess of. Synonyms: flood, oversupply, glut. Examples: "Flood the market with tennis shoes." "Glut the country with cheap imports from the orient."

(verb) become filled to overflowing. Synonyms: flood. Example: "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains."