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- [uh-tak]
- /əˈtæk/
- /əˈtæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-tak]
- /əˈtæk/
Definitions of attack word
- verb attack To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence. 3
- verb attack Attack is also a noun. 3
- verb attack If you attack a person, belief, idea, or act, you criticize them strongly. 3
- verb attack If something such as a disease, a chemical, or an insect attacks something, it harms or spoils it. 3
- verb attack If you attack a job or a problem, you start to deal with it in an energetic way. 3
- verb attack In games such as football, when one team attacks the opponent's goal, they try to score a goal. 3
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Origin of attack
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; earlier atta(c)que < Middle French atta(c)quer < Italian attaccare to attack, attach
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Attack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
attack usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attack
noun attack
- raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- intrusion — Law. an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property. a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
- violation — the act of violating.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
verb attack
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- besiege — If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
Antonyms for attack
noun attack
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
verb attack
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
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