How to pronounce "assault"

• "assault" pronounced in English.

• "Assault" pronounced in English.

• "Assault" pronounced in Finnish.

• "assault" pronounced in Finnish.

Meanings and definitions of "assault"

Noun

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Synonyms:

• assault

Noun

a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

Synonyms:

• assault

Noun

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

Synonyms:

• Assault

Noun

the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

Synonyms:

• rape
• violation
• assault
• ravishment

Verb

attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

Synonyms:

• assail
• assault
• set on
• attack

Verb

force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

Synonyms:

• rape
• ravish
• violate
• assault
• dishonor
• dishonour
• outrage

Verb

attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

Synonyms:

• attack
• round
• assail
• lash out
• snipe
• assault