Attack

Pronunciation: /əˈtæk/

Attack (noun)

  1. an act of using force to hurt someone or something.
  2. a planned action to fight against an enemy.
  3. a sudden event when someone becomes sick, like a heart attack.

Examples

  • The victim reported an attack in the alley.
  • Witnesses saw an attack near the park.

Common collocations: brutal attack, suffer an attack, launch an attack, defend against an attack, suffer an attack

Attack (verb)

  1. to try to hurt someone or something using force.
  2. to speak or write against someone or something very strongly.
  3. to begin fighting against an enemy.

Examples

  • The dog attacked the intruder.
  • He attacked the man with a stick.

Synonyms of Attack

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Attack

  • — In the context of protecting against an attack.
  • — In the context of withdrawing from an attack.