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Assault

noun/kˈænθɑːɹɹˌɪdaɪzd/
Definition
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈænθɑːɹɹˌɪdaɪzd/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐsˈɒlt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐsˈɒlt/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈænθɑːɹɹˌɪdaɪzd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounclose fighting during the culmination of a military attack
nouna threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
nounthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
nounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
verbattack someone physically or emotionally
“The mugger assaulted the woman”
verbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
“The woman was raped on her way home at night”
verbattack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
Word Forms
assaultverbattack someone physically or emotionally
rapeverbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
violateverbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
ravishverbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
assailantnounsomeone who attacks
assaultiveadjectivedisposed to attack
assaultnounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
assaulternounsomeone who attacks
attacknounthe act of attacking
attackernounsomeone who attacks
rapenounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
rapernounsomeone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
ravishmentnounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
ravishernounsomeone who assaults others sexually
violationnounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
violatornounsomeone who assaults others sexually
dishonornouna state of shame or disgrace
outragenouna wantonly cruel act
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Angriff
Nahkampf während des Höhepunkts eines militärischen Angriffs
🇫🇷French
agression
combats rapprochés au point culminant d'une attaque militaire
🇪🇸Spanish
agresión
Combates cuerpo a cuerpo durante la culminación de un ataque militar.
🇮🇹Italian
assalto
combattimenti ravvicinati durante il culmine di un attacco militare
🇳🇱Dutch
overval
gevechten van dichtbij tijdens het hoogtepunt van een militaire aanval
🇵🇹Portuguese
assalto
combates corpo a corpo durante o culminar de um ataque militar
🇷🇺Russian
атаковать
рукопашный бой во время кульминации военного нападения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हमला
एक सैन्य हमले की परिणति के दौरान करीबी लड़ाई
🇧🇩Bengali
আক্রমণ
একটি সামরিক আক্রমণের চূড়ান্ত সময় ঘনিষ্ঠ যুদ্ধ
🇮🇳Tamil
தாக்குதல்
ஒரு இராணுவ தாக்குதலின் உச்சக்கட்டத்தின் போது நெருங்கிய சண்டை
🇮🇳Telugu
దాడి
సైనిక దాడి పరాకాష్ట సమయంలో దగ్గరి పోరాటం
🇮🇳Marathi
हल्ला
लष्करी हल्ल्याच्या कळस दरम्यान जवळची लढाई
🇮🇳Gujarati
હુમલો
લશ્કરી હુમલાની પરાકાષ્ઠા દરમિયાન નજીકની લડાઈ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಕ್ರಮಣ
ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ದಾಳಿಯ ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಕಟ ಹೋರಾಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആക്രമണം
ഒരു സൈനിക ആക്രമണത്തിൻ്റെ പര്യവസാനത്തിൽ അടുത്ത പോരാട്ടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਮਲਾ
ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜੀ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਲੜਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
حملہ
فوجی حملے کے اختتام کے دوران قریبی لڑائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
突击
军事攻击达到顶峰时的近距离战斗
🇯🇵Japanese
暴行
軍事攻撃の最高潮における接近戦
🇰🇷Korean
폭행
군사 공격이 정점에 달하는 동안의 근접 전투
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tấn công
giao tranh chặt chẽ trong thời điểm cao điểm của một cuộc tấn công quân sự
🇹🇭Thai
การโจมตี
การต่อสู้อย่างใกล้ชิดระหว่างจุดสุดยอดของการโจมตีทางทหาร
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyerang
pertempuran jarak dekat selama puncak serangan militer
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-atake
malapit na labanan sa panahon ng kulminasyon ng isang pag-atake ng militar
🇲🇾Malay
serangan
pertempuran rapat semasa kemuncak serangan tentera
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يتعدى
قتال متلاحم أثناء ذروة الهجوم العسكري
🇮🇷Persian
حمله
درگیری نزدیک در طول اوج حمله نظامی
🇹🇷Turkish
saldırı
askeri saldırının doruk noktası sırasında yakın çatışma
🇮🇱Hebrew
תְקִיפָה
קרבות צמודים במהלך שיאה של מתקפה צבאית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'assault'?
The primary meaning of 'assault' is 'close fighting during the culmination of a military attack'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'assault' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'assault' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'assault' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'assault' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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