launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
“Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II”
verb
attack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
Word Forms
assailant
noun
someone who attacks
assaultive
adjective
disposed to attack
assault
noun
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
assaulter
noun
someone who attacks
attack
noun
the act of attacking
attacker
noun
someone who attacks
assailable
adjective
not defended or capable of being defended
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
angreifen
jemanden körperlich oder emotional angreifen
🇫🇷French
assaillir
attaquer quelqu'un physiquement ou émotionnellement
🇪🇸Spanish
atacar
atacar a alguien física o emocionalmente
🇮🇹Italian
assalire
attaccare qualcuno fisicamente o emotivamente
🇳🇱Dutch
bestormen
🇵🇹Portuguese
atacar
atacar alguém física ou emocionalmente
🇷🇺Russian
нападать
напасть на кого-то физически или эмоционально
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आक्रमण करना
किसी पर शारीरिक या भावनात्मक हमला करना
🇧🇩Bengali
আক্রমণ
কাউকে শারীরিক বা মানসিকভাবে আক্রমণ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தாக்குதல்
ஒருவரை உடல் ரீதியாகவோ அல்லது உணர்ச்சி ரீதியாகவோ தாக்குங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
దాడి
శారీరకంగా లేదా మానసికంగా ఒకరిపై దాడి చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
हल्ला
एखाद्यावर शारीरिक किंवा भावनिक हल्ला
🇮🇳Gujarati
હુમલો
કોઈને શારીરિક અથવા ભાવનાત્મક રીતે હુમલો કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಕ್ರಮಣ
ದೈಹಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആക്രമിക്കുക
ശാരീരികമായോ വൈകാരികമായോ ആരെയെങ്കിലും ആക്രമിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਮਲਾ
ਕਿਸੇ 'ਤੇ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
حملہ
کسی پر جسمانی یا جذباتی حملہ کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
攻击
对某人进行身体或情感攻击
🇯🇵Japanese
襲撃する
誰かを身体的または感情的に攻撃する
🇰🇷Korean
공격하다
신체적으로나 감정적으로 누군가를 공격하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tấn công
tấn công ai đó về thể chất hoặc tinh thần
🇹🇭Thai
โจมตี
โจมตีใครบางคนทางร่างกายหรืออารมณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyerang
menyerang seseorang secara fisik atau emosional
🇵🇭Filipino
pananakit
atakehin ang isang tao sa pisikal o emosyonal
🇲🇾Malay
menyerang
menyerang seseorang secara fizikal atau emosi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هجوم
مهاجمة شخص ما جسديا أو عاطفيا
🇮🇷Persian
حمله کردن
حمله فیزیکی یا احساسی به کسی
🇹🇷Turkish
saldırı
birine fiziksel veya duygusal olarak saldırmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִתְקוֹף
לתקוף מישהו פיזית או רגשית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'assail'?
The primary meaning of 'assail' is 'attack someone physically or emotionally'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'assail' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'assail' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'assail' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'assail' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'assail' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'assail' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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