Assail - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈseɪl|  American pronunciation of the word assail
Brit.  |əˈseɪl|  British pronunciation of the word assail

verb

- attack someone physically or emotionally (syn: assault, attack, set on)
Nightmares assailed him regularly
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (syn: attack)
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
- attack in speech or writing (syn: assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe)

Extra examples

The movie was assailed by critics.

This district was assailed at once from the north and from the south.

I was assailed with questions.

We were assailed by a violent hailstorm.

I was assailed by doubts.

She assailed her husband on the subject of taking the work.

Let crowds of critics now assail my verse.

Carla was suddenly assailed by doubts.

The smell of rotten meat assailed her nostrils.

He was assailed for gross misconduct.

Nightmares assailed him regularly

Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: assail
he/she/it: assails
present participle: assailing
past tense: assailed
past participle: assailed
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