assault en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈsɒlt/ (UK)
- /əˈsɔːlt/ (UK)
- /əˈsɔlt/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /əˈsɑlt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /əˈsʌlt/ (California, regional)
Etymology
From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, derived from the past participle of the verb assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
Unshaken bears the assault / Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.
1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Book 5:Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Batarians Codex entry:The army made an assault on the enemy.
The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
She launched a written assault on the opposition party.
- (countable, qualifier:crime law, uncountable) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
- (countable, singular, singular-only, uncountable) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- (countable, uncountable) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
- (countable, singular, singular-only, uncountable) The tort whose action is such an act.
- (countable, uncountable) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| assaults | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Deriveds
antiassault · ag assault (Compound words and expressions) · counterassault · sexual assault (Compound words and expressions) · tubular assault (Compound words and expressions) · assault and battery (Compound words and expressions) · microassault · assault at arms (Compound words and expressions) · assault course (Compound words and expressions) · nonassault · apesault · assault on the senses (Compound words and expressions) · meat assault (Compound words and expressions) · assault rifle (Compound words and expressions) · assault weapon (Compound words and expressions) · amphibious assault ship (Compound words and expressions) · verbal assault (Compound words and expressions) · cyberassault · reassault · agg. assault (Compound words and expressions) · indecent assault (Compound words and expressions) · aggravated assault (Compound words and expressions)
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
attack · onslaught · offense · offensive · attempt · aggression · assailment · strike · onrush · onfall · assault · onset
Translations (127)
pl napaść (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sk útok (violent onset or attack with physical means) · tr saldırı (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sv attack (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fa-ira تَجاوُز (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hu támadás (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi pahoinpitelyn yritys (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another) · ru нападе́ние (violent onset or attack with physical means) · mk напад (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ja 襲撃 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ur یُورِش (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ps حمله (violent onset or attack with physical means) · grc ὁρμή (violent onset or attack with physical means) · be нападзе́ньне (violent onset or attack with physical means) · nb angrep (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ru ата́ка (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi pahoinpitely (legal: act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm) · ja 攻撃 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fr agression (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ar اِعْتِدَاء (violent onset or attack with physical means) · be нападзе́нне (violent onset or attack with physical means) · es asalto (violent onset or attack with physical means) · uk на́пад (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sv angrepp (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi pahoinpitely (legal: tort whose action is such an act) · pt agressão (violent onset or attack with moral weapons) · pt ataque (violent onset or attack with moral weapons) · la assultus (violent onset or attack with physical means) · be напа́д (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sk prepadnutie (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sl napad (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sh на́пад (violent onset or attack with physical means) · az basqın (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it all'arrembaggio (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hu roham (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ca assalt (violent onset or attack with physical means) · lt užpuolimas (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ta தாக்குதல் (violent onset or attack with physical means) · grc προσβολή (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi hyökkäys (violent onset or attack with moral weapons) · is áhlaup (violent onset or attack with physical means) · et kallaletung (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hi धावा (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ko 폭행 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · bg нападе́ние (violent onset or attack with physical means) · da angreb (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sh nápad (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hi आक्रमण (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ur حَمْلَہ (violent onset or attack with physical means) · bg щурм (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hy հարձակում (violent onset or attack with physical means) · de Angriff (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it assalto (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ml ആക്രമം (violent onset or attack with physical means) · nl aanval (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it arrembaggio (violent onset or attack with physical means) · cs napadení (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ro asalt (violent onset or attack with physical means) · pt assalto (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it aggressione (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt) · es agresión (violent onset or attack with physical means) · nl aanranding (violent onset or attack with physical means) · tg ҳуҷум (violent onset or attack with physical means) · nl overval (violent onset or attack with physical means) · nb overfall (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it attacco (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi hyökkäys (violent onset or attack with physical means) · oc assalt (violent onset or attack with physical means) · da overfald (violent onset or attack with physical means) · he תְּקִיפָה (violent onset or attack with physical means) · tl panlalaban (violent onset or attack with physical means) · pt agressão (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt) · pt agressão (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another) · ja 突撃 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ps هجوم (violent onset or attack with physical means) · lv trieciens (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ja 暴行 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi pahoinpitelyn yritys (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt) · tl pagsalakay (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sq sulm (violent onset or attack with physical means) · lv uzbrukums (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ar هَجْمَة (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hu ostrom (violent onset or attack with physical means) · bn আক্রমণ (violent onset or attack with physical means) · tg юриш (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sv överfall (violent onset or attack with physical means) · cs útok (violent onset or attack with physical means) · cmn 突擊 /突击 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fa-ira یورِش (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it aggressione (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ro atac (violent onset or attack with physical means) · es acometimiento (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fr assaut (violent onset or attack with physical means) · el προσβολή (violent onset or attack with physical means) · de Überfall (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ar حَمْلَة (violent onset or attack with physical means) · kea agridi (violent onset or attack with physical means) · es ataque (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ja 暴行 (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another) · bg ата́ка (violent onset or attack with physical means) · sk napadnutie (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ru штурм (violent onset or attack with physical means) · uk штурм (violent onset or attack with physical means) · wa assåt (violent onset or attack with physical means) · et rünnak (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ko 폭행 (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another) · ko 공격 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · cs přepadení (violent onset or attack with physical means) · pl szturm (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ja 暴行 (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt) · eo atenci (violent onset or attack with physical means) · cmn 攻擊 /攻击 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · tg ҳамла (violent onset or attack with physical means) · it aggressione (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another) · pt agressão (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fa-ira هُجوم (violent onset or attack with physical means) · pt ataque (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ko 돌격 (violent onset or attack with physical means) · de Anschlag (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fa-ira حَمْلِه (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ar هُجُوم (violent onset or attack with physical means) · pt assalto (fencing: non-competitive combat) · kea agredí (violent onset or attack with physical means) · fi päällekarkaus (violent onset or attack with physical means) · la impetus (violent onset or attack with physical means) · hi प्रहार (violent onset or attack with physical means) · ka თავდასხმა (violent onset or attack with physical means)