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assault
[ uh-sawlt ]
noun
- a sudden, violent attack; onslaught:
an assault on tradition.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
- Military. the stage of close combat in an attack.
verb (used with object)
- to make an assault upon; attack; assail.
assault
/ əˈɔː /
noun
- a violent attack, either physical or verbal
- 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
- the culmination of a military attack, in which fighting takes place at close quarters
- ( as modifier )
assault troops
- rape or attempted rape
verb
- to make an assault upon
- to rape or attempt to rape
Derived Forms
- ˈܱپ, adjective
- ˈܱٱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ܱa· adjective
- ·ܱİ noun
- dzܲt··ܱ verb (used with object) noun
- ԴDza·ܱ noun
- un·ܱa· adjective
- ܲa·ܱĻ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of assault1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“This is an all-out assault on public health,” Symons said.
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.
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.
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.
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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