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assault

[ uh-sawlt ]

noun

  1. a sudden, violent attack; onslaught:

    an assault on tradition.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner.
  3. Military. the stage of close combat in an attack.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make an assault upon; attack; assail.

assault

/ əˈɔː /

noun

  1. a violent attack, either physical or verbal
  2. law an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence Compare battery assault and battery
    1. the culmination of a military attack, in which fighting takes place at close quarters
    2. ( as modifier )

      assault troops

  3. rape or attempted rape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make an assault upon
  2. to rape or attempt to rape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱپ, adjective
  • ˈܱٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܱa· adjective
  • ·ܱİ noun
  • dzܲt··ܱ verb (used with object) noun
  • ԴDza·ܱ noun
  • un·ܱa· adjective
  • ܲa·ܱĻ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of assault1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English asaut, from Old French, from Medieval Latin assaltus “attacked,” past participle of ī “to attack, jump on,” replacing Latin ī, both ultimately from Latin as- as- + ī “to jump, leap”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of assault1

C13: from Old French asaut, from Vulgar Latin assaltus (unattested), from ī (unattested) to leap upon; see assail
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Synonym Study

See attack.
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“This is an all-out assault on public health,” Symons said.

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He has never said he's sorry to the victims of his fraud, or to the people he's lied about, or to E. Jean Carroll, who a civil jury found him liable for sexually assaulting.

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Welsh, 36, was sent to Mule Creek from San Bernardino County after being sentenced to 18 years for assault with a firearm and inflicting corporal injury, both second strike offenses.

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Shortly after Yoon's arrest in January, enraged supporters stormed a courthouse in Seoul, armed with metal beams, assaulting police officers who stood in their way.

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Brand faced career backlash in 2023 after four people, including a woman who was 16 at the time of the alleged assault, spoke out about alleged misconduct.

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