Word

assault, v.
(assaulted, assaulting, assaults)
freq. cnt. 7

attack someone physically or emotionally
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4

assail assault attack set on

sample sentences

"The mugger assaulted the woman"
"Nightmares assailed him regularly"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

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assaultive assault assault assaulter

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assailant

lexical pointers

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attack attacker

semantic pointers

hyponym

bait sic, set bulldog rush blindside savage reassail jump beset, set upon rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage desecrate, profane, outrage, violate molest

attack in speech or writing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

assail assault attack lash out round snipe

sample sentences

"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attack attacker

lexical pointers

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assailant

lexical pointers

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assaultive assaulter

semantic pointers

hypernym

criticize, criticise, knock, pick apart

hyponym

abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout claw vitriol rip whang bombard, barrage blister, scald, whip rubbish

force (someone) to have sex against their will
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

assault dishonor dishonour outrage rape ravish violate

sample sentences

"The woman was raped on her way home at night"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rape raper

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ravishment ravisher

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violation violator

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assaultive

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dishonor

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outrage

semantic pointers

hypernym

assault, assail, attack, set on

hyponym

gang-rape