deluge vs excess

deluge

noun
  • An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction. 

  • A great flood or rain. 

  • A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire. 

verb
  • To flood with water. 

  • To overwhelm. 

excess

noun
  • The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. 

  • An act of eating or drinking more than enough. 

  • Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle. 

  • The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. 

  • A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim. 

adj
  • More than is normal, necessary or specified. 

verb
  • To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work. 

How often have the words deluge and excess occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )