assail

Verb

Meaning

To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery.

To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.

To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

assault snipe attack round invade set on fall upon harry bash pepper pelt charge strike jump storm
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Antonyms

guardian guard anvil support back annex
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Hypernyms

fight struggle contend knock criticise criticize

Hyponyms

savage bulldog set gas pepper pelt

Related terms

assault

Derivatives

assailed assailing

Anagrams

Alissa

Examples

The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker Source: Internet

Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II Source: Internet

Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week Source: Internet

The mugger assaulted the woman Source: Internet

Nightmares assailed him regularly Source: Internet

Geoffrey refers to Hengist as a "man of experience and subtilty," and records that Hengist told Vortigern that Vortigern's enemies assail him from every quarter, and that few of Vortigern's subjects love him. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

assagay assage assai assailability assailable assailableness