assail
verb | /assail/
to make a violent attack on; to attack with arguments or criticism
assail
verb | /assail/
Essential WordsMEDIUMto make a violent attack on; to attack with arguments or criticism
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"The columnist assailed the policy in a scathing editorial."
"The fortress was assailed at dawn by the enemy forces."
Etymology
from Old French assaillier “to attack”
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