<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.</li><li>a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava.</li><li>a violent downpour of rain.</li><li>a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse.</li><li>Synonyms: spate, flood, deluge, outburst.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>torrential.</li></ul>