Assault Meaning and Definition


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Assault meaning

Word: Assault

How to pronounce: əˈsɔːlt

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Make a physical attack on.

Example sentences: "He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A physical attack.

Example sentences: "His imprisonment for an assault on the film director"

2. A concerted attempt to do something demanding.

Example sentences: "A winter assault on Mt. Everest"


Synonyms:

storm

attack

onset

onslaught

aggression

offensive

attempt

blitz

assail

abuses

outrage

strike

raid

offence

offense

violation

charge

storming

lash out

jump

assault force

descent

violate

ravishment

ravish


Antonyms:

counterattack

defend


Derivations:

assaulting

assaulted

assaulter


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Assault in Other Languages...

Spanish: Asalto

German: Angriff

French: Agression

Italian: Assalto

Turkish: Saldırı


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