Defenition of the word assault

• Defenition of the word assault

  • To apply violent force to someone or something.
  • To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
  • The act of forcing sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person against their will.
  • Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack.
  • To attack someone physically or emotionally.
  • attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
  • used in an attack; "assault weapons", "attack planes"
  • turning your attention to a problem or a job etc; "his attack on the problem was misguided"; "he did not make a direct assault on her affections"
  • attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • an intentional physical attack or beating that causes unlawful violence to another person
  • the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
  • a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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  • attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
  • attack in speech or writing
  • attack someone physically or emotionally
  • force (someone) to have sex against their will

Synonyms for the word assault

• • assail
  • assault and battery
  • attack
  • battery
  • dishonor
  • dishonour
  • lash out
  • outrage
  • rape
  • ravish
  • ravishment
  • round
  • set on
  • sexual assault
  • snipe
  • violate
  • violation

Similar words in the assault

• • offensive

Meronymys for the word assault

• • attack
  • onrush
  • onset
  • onslaught

Hyponyms for the word assault

• • abuse
  • aggravated assault
  • assault
  • assault and battery
  • bait
  • barrage
  • battery
  • beset
  • blackguard
  • blindside
  • blister
  • bombard
  • bulldog
  • carnal abuse
  • clapperclaw
  • claw
  • date rape
  • desecrate
  • dishonor
  • dishonour
  • gang-rape
  • jump
  • molest
  • mugging
  • outrage
  • profane
  • rape
  • ravish
  • reassail
  • resisting arrest
  • rip
  • rubbish
  • rush
  • savage
  • scald
  • set
  • set upon
  • shout
  • sic
  • statutory rape
  • storm
  • violate
  • vitriol
  • whang
  • whip

Hypernyms for the word assault

• • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • attempt
  • attending
  • attention
  • battle
  • conflict
  • crime
  • criticise
  • criticize
  • engagement
  • fight
  • knock
  • law-breaking
  • pick apart
  • set on
  • sex crime
  • sex offense
  • sexual abuse
  • sexual assault
  • thoroughbred

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