to assault
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5.8
- verb
- /əˈsɔlt/
:
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- For many, traditional concepts of space had been assaulted and dismantled.
- verbally assault
The arts and humanities have been assaulted by simplistic expectations that they prove their cash value.
- The arts and humanities have been assaulted by simplistic expectations that they prove their cash value.
- Nobody's masculinity has been assaulted as much as Donald Trump's by Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin.
Examples
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Haig laid out all his grand plans and Lloyd George assaulted him with questions.
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If you criticize it, you are doing an all out assault on the system of justice.
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We watch the same shows and movies, hear the same news; the same ads assault us everywhere.
Academic text (2010) -
The Welfare Party used these documents, not to attack Ciller, but to assault the government as a whole.
Academic text (2000) -
Because we are starting every day with the burdens from yesterday assaulting us in today.
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Indigenous peoples are now assaulted on social, cultural, and intellectual levels.
Academic text (2009) -
The arts and humanities have been assaulted by simplistic expectations that they prove their cash value.
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A variety of cooking smells assaulted my nose, one blending into the next, rendering them indistinguishable.
Fiction book (1997) -
Surrounded by pedestrians in constant motion, gleaming SUVs, and run-down taxis, we are assaulted by car horns and gasoline vapors.
Academic text (2011) -
The critics were quick to assault the new policy in their articles, arguing it would have detrimental effects on education.
Synonyms
597
3.4
To strongly criticize someone or something in public
543
2.1
To say or do something rude to someone
71
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
61
5.3
To strongly criticize someone in public
49
4.6
To criticize someone strongly and unfairly in public
47
8.2
Attack someone sharply in speech or writing
16
6.8
To attack someone violently or criticize them very harshly
16
8.0
To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly
11
7.7
To criticize someone in a sly, indirect way
7
8.9
To speak angrily to someone for a long time
5
7.1
To insult someone openly or show no respect
3
9.5
Say bad things about someone in public to show others what they did
2
9.9
To speak or write strongly against something
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
9.9
Angrily criticize someone or something
1
6.7
To criticize someone or something strongly in public
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
Criticize or attack someone strongly
Attack someone with strong words in public
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
36
4.8
A military gun that fires many bullets fast and holds them in a removable box
- NSFW
25
7.9
A violent attack on someone, often with a weapon, that causes serious injury
- Archaic
An armored vehicle with a large gun on a tank body that supports soldiers and fights tanks
- Specialized
A rifle used by soldiers that can fire many shots quickly and has a large magazine
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Assault comes from an old Latin root salt- meaning 'to jump', the same root in somersault; that picture of 'leaping at' someone helps explain the figurative use where to assault someone is to attack them strongly in speech or writing.