Attack
nounNoun
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
“an attack on inflation”
“his plan of attack was misguided”
Similar:ApproachType of:ConceptualisationConceptualizationFormulation(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
“the attack began at dawn”
intense adverse criticism
“the government has come under attack”
the act of attacking
“attacks on women increased last year”
Similar:AttemptType of:CrimeLaw-breakingthe 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”
Type of:DevolutionDegenerationan offensive move in a sport or game
“they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning”
Type of:PlayTurna sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
“an attack of diarrhea”
Type of:Afflictionstrong criticism
“he published an unexpected attack on my work”
Type of:Criticisma decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
Similar:Tone-beginningType of:BeginningStartCommencement
Verb
take the initiative and go on the offensive
“The Serbs attacked the village at night”
“The visiting team started to attack”
Similar:AggressType of:ActMoveattack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
“Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II”
Similar:AssailType of:StruggleFightContendbegin to injure
“The cancer cells are attacking his liver”
“Rust is attacking the metal”
Type of:Affectset to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
“I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed”
Type of:CommenceStartBeginattack someone physically or emotionally
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