attack
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4.1
- noun
- /əˈtæk/
:
ataque
- He experienced a severe attack of asthma during the night.
- heart attack
- panic attack
- transient ischaemic attack
I've had attacks and and I just don't enjoy being angry.
- I've had attacks and and I just don't enjoy being angry.
- So December is the deadliest month for heart attack victims.
- This can cause you to have a much higher increased rate of gout attack if you have gout.
- That's why you need the sort of panic attack approach, right?
- We're trying to send them to a heart attack early as much eat it hard.
Examples
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The physical price for these labors, however, was an attack of apoplexy on February 1, 1912.
Academic text (1991) -
She's had a mild heart attack.
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"I had another attack of my heart trouble."
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You practically gave me a heart attack.
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Each year in the UK, there are about 124,000 heart attacks and nearly 90,000 deaths.
Academic text (2012) -
Lying still in a darkened room until the attack subsides aids recovery.
Academic text (2011) -
After weeks of stress, she had a panic attack that left her shaken.
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The doctor warned him that he might face another attack if he didn't manage his blood pressure.
Synonyms
433
2.0
A sudden serious illness when blood cannot reach the heart
190
5.5
A sudden attack that makes the body shake or lose awareness
70
4.3
A sudden time of very strong fear with fast heartbeat and trouble breathing
18
4.3
A sudden time of very strong fear with a fast heart and shaking
14
2.5
A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
110
3.9
A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals
14
2.5
A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound
- NSFW
6
5.5
An attack using bacteria, viruses or poisons to harm people, animals and crops
- Specialized
2
5.5
A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
- Specialized
2
7.7
The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
- Specialized
1
5.7
A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss
- Specialized
1
7.8
An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle
- Specialized
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Attack originally meant to 'attach' or 'seize on' something, so when we speak of an attack of illness it feels like the sickness suddenly seizes or fastens on the body, which explains the sudden episode meaning.