1. assail - verb
· attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Synonym(s): assault, set_on, attack
2. assail - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): attack
Hypernym(s): contend, fight, struggle
3. assail - verb
· attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Synonym(s): attack, round, lash_out, snipe, assault
Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart
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