assault

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
3. (countable, uncountable) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
4. (countable, singular, singular-only, uncountable) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
5. (countable, uncountable) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
6. (countable, singular, singular-only, uncountable) The tort whose action is such an act.
7. (countable, uncountable) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.

Verb

1. (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
2. (transitive) To threaten or harass.

Sinonieme

attack

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assail

charge

storm

strike

aggression

rape

raid

onslaught

outrage

violate

violation

offensive

invade

onset

set on

rip

ambush

invasion

aggress

hit

strafe

beat up

ravish

criticize

beat

ravishment

advance

onrush

offend

fall upon

fit

access

insult

scold

besiege

round

sortie

cudgel

offense

mug

offence

club

intrude

commit aggression

molest

attempt

encroach

fall on

descend

Vertalings

attaquer

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assalto

aggredire

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Angriff

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ataque

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attaccare

angreifen

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asaltar

atacar

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assaut

aanval

assalire

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aggressione

agresión

attacco

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈsɔːlt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: assaut

In summary

From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, derived from the past participle of the verb assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.