The application of violent force to someone or something.
The sudden onset or occurrence of a disease condition.
Intense adverse criticism.
To intensely and adversely criticise in speech or writing.
Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack.
To attack someone physically or emotionally.
The use or exploitation of a vulnerability. This term is neither malicious nor benevolent. A bad guy may attack a system, and a good guy may attack a problem. (Schneider)
a formulation adopted in tackling a problem; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
used in an attack; "assault weapons", "attack planes"
an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
take the initiative and go on the offensive: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visting team started to attack"
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities with, as in warfare; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
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"
an assault on someone; "they made an attempt on his life"
the beginning of an offensive; "the attack began at dawn"
attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at Jesse Helms"
the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak"
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
set to work upon; turn one''s energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
an offensive move in a sport or game
the act of attacking
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
strong criticism
intense adverse criticism
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
begin to injure
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
attack in speech or writing
take the initiative and go on the offensive
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
