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How to pronounce assault in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rape, ravishment, violation
Type of sexual assault, sex crime, sexual abuse, sex offense
Has types statutory rape, date rape, carnal abuse
Type Words
Synonyms assail, attack, lash out, round, snipe
Type of pick apart, criticize, criticise, knock
Has types bombard, blister, blackguard, abuse, barrage, whip, whang, vitriol, shout, scald, rubbish, rip, claw, clapperclaw
Derivation assaulter, assaultive
Type Words
Synonyms assail, attack, set on
Has types set, bait, beset, blindside, bulldog, desecrate, dishonor, dishonour, jump, molest, outrage, profane, rape, ravish, reassail, rush, savage, set upon, sic, violate
Derivation assaultive, assaulter


The mugger assaulted the woman.
Type Words
Synonyms dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate
Type of attack, assail, set on
Has types gang-rape
Derivation assaultive
Type Words
Type of attack, attempt
Has types battery, mugging, assault and battery, aggravated assault
Type Words
Type of battle, engagement, conflict, fight
Has types resisting arrest, storm
Type Words

Examples of assault

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Stephen E. Morfin, 20, faces trial April 27 for second-degree attempted assault.
From the thenewstribune.com
He also reportedly had admitted the assault to a friend before he was picked up.
From the thenewstribune.com
Later another officer was called to investigate an assault involving a juvenile.
From the tennessean.com
Feistner said officers found evidence to support only the simple assault charge.
From the omaha.com
Nowak, 43, pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and burglary with assault.
From the foxnews.com
Reg FD is detested by the securities industry, which is preparing a new assault.
From the businessweek.com
Neville of Bloxwich Lane, Beechdale, also pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.
From the expressandstar.com
Corey Davenport led the assault, rushing five times for 194 yards and three TDs.
From the kentucky.com
The facial expressions underlying premeditated assault are different from anger.
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  • Assail: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
  • A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
  • Rape: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
  • Attack: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
  • Assault is a crime of violence against another person. In some jurisdictions, including Australia and New Zealand, as well as the USA, assault refers to an act that causes another to apprehend an immediate harmful contact, whereas the actual contact itself is called "battery. ...
  • Assault is a shoot 'em up video game released in 1983, in the United States, by Bomb for the Atari 2600.
  • Assault is a multi-directional shooter arcade game, released by Namco in 1988.