assail

Definition von assail im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: {v} to assault, attack set upon; If someone assails you, they attack you violently. Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park. = attack; 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; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like; attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"; If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity. = beset; attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly; To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like; If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day = attack; To attack violently; 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; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"; attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"; {f} assault, attack in speech or writing, attack with words; set upon
assailable: Not defended or not able to be defended
assailant: Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally; an attacker
assailant: A hostile critic or opponent
assailant: one who attacks
assailable: {a} that may be attacked or set upon
assailant: {n} one who attacks or invades
assailant: {a} attacking, invading, setting upon
assailable: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
assailable: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack
assailable: Capable of being assailed
assailable: {s} vulnerable, unprotected, sensitive, weak
assailant: someone who attacks
assailant: {i} attacker, assaulter, aggressor
assailant: Someone's assailant is a person who has physically attacked them. Other party-goers rescued the injured man from his assailant. = attacker. someone who attacks another person = attacker
assailant: someone who attacks another violently, or criminally
assailant: One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer
assailant: Assailing; attacking
assailants: plural of assailant
assailed: past of assail
assailing: present participle of assail
assails: third-person singular of assail