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assail
[uh-seyl]
verb (used with object)
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc..
to assail one's opponent with slander.
Synonyms: ,to undertake with the purpose of mastering.
He assailed his studies with new determination.
to impinge upon; make an impact on; beset.
His mind was assailed by conflicting arguments.
The light assailed their eyes.
assail
/ əˈɪ /
verb
to attack violently; assault
to criticize or ridicule vehemently, as in argument
to beset or disturb
his mind was assailed by doubts
to encounter with the intention of mastering
to assail a problem
to assail a difficult mountain ridge
Other 51Թ Forms
- assailable adjective
- assailableness noun
- assailer noun
- assailment noun
- unassailed adjective
- unassailing adjective
- ˈ adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of assail1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While Sheinbaum has assailed the U.S. immigration raids and backed immigrants’ rights to protest, there is no public record of her ever having backed violence.
They assailed what they viewed as unwarranted attacks against compatriots and relatives.
Many independent observers have assailed the exercise as a triumph of politics over justice — and a potentially fatal blow for the separation of powers, a crucial pillar of democratic rule.
But at the end, it seems likely that the official count will stand, and pro-Morena judges will take their seats in a system that Sheinbaum has assailed as corrupt and filled with nepotism.
Multiple reports and activists assailed the department’s response to the protests as a botched operation that resulted from poor planning, inadequate training and failure to learn from past mistakes.
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