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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.ThesaurusassailmentnounThe act of attacking:aggression, assault, attack, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, strike.assailment
Synonyms for assailmentnoun the act of attackingSynonyms- aggression
- assault
- attack
- attempt
- offense
- offensive
- onrush
- onset
- onslaught
- strike
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