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assail
[ uh-seyl ]
verb (used with object)
- to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc.:
to assail one's opponent with slander.
Synonyms: ,
- to undertake with the purpose of mastering:
He assailed his studies with new determination.
- to impinge upon; make an impact on; beset:
His mind was assailed by conflicting arguments.
The light assailed their eyes.
assail
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to attack violently; assault
- to criticize or ridicule vehemently, as in argument
- to beset or disturb
his mind was assailed by doubts
- to encounter with the intention of mastering
to assail a problem
to assail a difficult mountain ridge
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
- ˈԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ·a··ness noun
- ·İ noun
- ·mԳ noun
- ܲa· adjective
- ܲa·iԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of assail1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
District Judge David O. Carter criticized LAHSA’s numbers as untrustworthy, assailed it over its financial controls and even denounced the location of its offices.
"A person who worships at the altar of Donald Trump will kneel before him, not stand up to him," he said, while assailing his main rival, Poilievre.
Francis merely urged everyone to read up on their Gospels, where Jesus consistently assailed the rich, lionized the poor and lingered with the meek instead of the mighty.
“Teuchitlán: National Shame,” read a banner at an angry rally last weekend in Guadalajara, where protesters chanted, “Narcos out!” and assailed politicians’ complicity with organized crime.
This one has been assailed at every turn.
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