Wondering how to hyphenate the English word attack? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) The attack began at dawn |
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An offensive move in a sport or game They won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning |
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Intense adverse criticism Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party The government has come under attack Don't give me any flak |
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Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation His approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons An attack on inflation His plan of attack was misguided |
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The act of attacking Attacks on women increased last year They made an attempt on his life |
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A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
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A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition An attack of diarrhea |
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The onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) The film was sensitive to attack by acids Open to attack by the elements |
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Strong criticism He published an unexpected attack on my work |
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Launch an attack or assault on Begin hostilities or start warfare with Hitler attacked Poland on September 1 |
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1939 and started World War II Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week |
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Attack in speech or writing The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker |
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Take the initiative and go on the offensive The Serbs attacked the village at night The visiting team started to attack |
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Attack someone physically or emotionally The mugger assaulted the woman Nightmares assailed him regularly |
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Set to work upon Turn one's energies vigorously to a task I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed |
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Begin to injure The cancer cells are attacking his liver Rust is attacking the metal |
| noun | onslaught, onset, onrush, operation, military operation
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| noun | affliction |
| noun | fire, flak, flack, blast, criticism, unfavorable judgment
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| noun | attempt, crime, law-breaking |
| noun | turn, play |
| noun | degeneration, devolution |
| noun | approach, plan of attack, conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation |
| noun | tone-beginning, beginning, start, commencement |
| noun | criticism, unfavorable judgment
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| verb | assail, fight, struggle |
| verb | round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
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| verb | aggress, act, move |
| verb | assail, assault, set on
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| verb | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence |
| verb | affect |