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单词 assailment
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assailment


as·sail

A0469900 (ə-sāl′)tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails 1. To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.3. To trouble or beset, as with questions or doubts.
[Middle English assailen, from Old French asalir, asaill-, from Vulgar Latin *assalīre, variant of Latin assilīre, to jump on : ad-, onto; see ad- + salīre, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sail′a·ble adj.as·sail′a·bil′i·ty n.as·sail′er n.as·sail′ment n.
Thesaurus

assailment

nounThe act of attacking:aggression, assault, attack, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, strike.

assailment


  • noun

Synonyms for assailment

noun the act of attacking

Synonyms

  • aggression
  • assault
  • attack
  • attempt
  • offense
  • offensive
  • onrush
  • onset
  • onslaught
  • strike
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