The meaning of Assail

Assail – definition

verb
Make a concerted or violent attack on.
Usage examples:
The scots army assailed edward's army from the rear
Synonims:
Attack Assault Make an assault on Launch an attack on Pounce on Set upon Launch oneself at Weigh into Fly at Let fly at Turn on Round on Lash out at Hit out at Beset Belabour Fall on Accost M

Assail translation into English

Assail: translate from English into Chinese

攻击, 抨击, 撄, 犯, 砰击

Assail: translate from English into Dutch

Aanvallen, Aanvechten, Bestormen, Aanranden, Bespringen, Overstelpen, Aanraden

Assail: translate from English into French

Assaillir, Attaquer

Assail: translate from English into German

Angreifen, Befallen, Anfallen, Überschütten

Assail: translate from English into Hindi

आक्रमण करना, धावा बोलना, पिल पड़ना, छापा मारना, चोट करना

Assail: translate from English into Italian

Assalire, Attaccare, Investire

Assail: translate from English into Korean

공격하다, 맹렬히 공격하다, 과감히 부딪치다, 엄습하다

Assail: translate from English into Russian

Нападать, Атаковать, Наступать, С жаром набрасываться, Резко критиковать, Закидывать, Совершать насилие

Assail: translate from English into Spanish

Atacar, Asaltar, Abrumar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from medieval Latin assalire, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to’ + salire ‘to leap’; compare with assault.

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Assail – similar words

assailant

noun
A person who physically attacks another.
Usage examples:
The police have no firm leads about the identity of his assailant

noun
Someone who attacks another
Usage examples:
None of the witnesses could identify the assailant.

All meanings and translations of Assailant

assailableness

noun
The quality of being assailable; openness to assault or attack.

All meanings and translations of Assailableness

Assail synonims

accost

verb
Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
Usage examples:
Reporters accosted him in the street

verb
To approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way
Usage examples:
They were accosted at a bus stop by someone who said he needed money.

All meanings and translations of Accost

assault

verb
Make a physical attack on.
Usage examples:
He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer

noun
A physical attack.
Usage examples:
His imprisonment for an assault on the film director

verb
Attack someone physically or emotionally

All meanings and translations of Assault

attack

verb
Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.
Usage examples:
In february the germans attacked verdun

noun
An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.
Usage examples:
He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb
An offensive against an enemy

All meanings and translations of Attack

belabour

verb
Attack (someone) physically or verbally.
Usage examples:
Bernard was belabouring jed with his fists

All meanings and translations of Belabour

beset

verb
(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently.
Usage examples:
The social problems that beset the uk

verb
Hurt or troubled by something bad
Usage examples:
Many problems have beset the team in recent months.

All meanings and translations of Beset

fly at

phrasal verb
Attack someone verbally or physically.
Usage examples:
Robbie flew at him, fists clenched

phrasal verb
To attack another person or animal suddenly
Usage examples:
He flew at his brother like a crazy person.

All meanings and translations of Fly at

lash out at

phrasal verb
Hit or kick out at someone or something.
Usage examples:
The woman had lashed out in fear

phrasal verb
Spend money extravagantly.
Usage examples:
I decided to lash out and treat myself

All meanings and translations of Lash out at

m

ˈmiːtə

abbreviation
Mare.

determiner
Short for my (representing the pronunciation used by lawyers in court to refer to or address the judge or a fellow barrister on the same side).
Usage examples:
M'learned friend

prefix
Denoting commercial activity conducted electronically by means of mobile phones.
Usage examples:
M-commerce

All meanings and translations of M

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