assault
🇺🇸
/əˈsɔːlt/
🇬🇧
/əˈsɔːlt/
noun
C1
physically attacking someone as a crime
The assault on the victim left serious injuries.
C1
attacking a place to take control
The military assault captured the enemy base.
C1
trying hard to achieve something difficult
The new policy is an assault on poverty.
C1
strong criticism of someone or something
The proposal faced assault from critics.
R
threatening to harm someone physically
The verbal threat was considered an assault.
verb
C1
to attack someone violently, often illegally
The suspect assaulted the officer during arrest.
R
to strongly affect your senses in an unpleasant way
The bright lights assaulted his eyes.
translation
physically attacking someone as a crime; attacking a place to take control; trying hard to achieve something difficult; strong criticism of someone or something; threatening to harm someone physically
to attack someone violently, often illegally; to strongly affect your senses in an unpleasant way
Word Forms
3rd Present
assaults
Past
assaulted
Perfect
assaulted
Progressive
assaulting
Plural
assaults