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- DictionaryAs·sail/əˈsāl/
verb
- 1. make a concerted or violent attack on: "the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear"
1. : to attack violently : assault. The military has for years been developing offensive capabilities, giving it the power not just to defend the US but to assail its foes. James Bamford. 2. : to encounter, undertake, or confront energetically.
ASSAIL definition: 1. to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly: 2. to cause someone to experience a…. Learn more.
to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc.: to assail one's opponent with slander. Synonyms: malign, asperse. to undertake with the purpose of mastering: He assailed his studies with new determination. to impinge upon; make an impact on; beset:
To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts.
ASSAIL meaning: 1. to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly: 2. to cause someone to experience a…. Learn more.
1. to attack violently; assault. 2. to criticize or ridicule vehemently, as in argument. 3. to beset or disturb: his mind was assailed by doubts. 4. to encounter with the intention of mastering: to assail a problem; to assail a difficult mountain ridge.
assail somebody/something (with something) to attack somebody/something violently, either physically or with words. His attacker assailed him with fierce blows to the head. The proposal was assailed by the opposition party.
