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assault in Arabic

اِعْتِدَاء iʕtidāʔ

UK/əˈsɒlt//əˈsɔlt/

assault in Arabic: اِعْتِدَاء (iʕtidāʔ), حَمْلَة (ḥamla), هُجُوم (hujūm), هَجْمَة (hajma). In English, assault means a violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

Arabic words for assault

violent onset or attack with physical means
اِعْتِدَاء iʕtidāʔ, حَمْلَة ḥamla, هُجُوم hujūm, هَجْمَة hajma

English meaning of assault

  1. noun A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
  2. noun A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like.
  3. noun An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
  4. noun The crime whose action is such an attempt.

Full definition of assault

assault in a sentence

  • The army made an assault on the enemy.
  • She launched a written assault on the opposition party.
  • Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.

Synonyms of assault

All synonyms of assault

assault in other languages

Questions about assault in Arabic

What is the meaning of assault in Arabic?
Assault in Arabic is اِعْتِدَاء (iʕtidāʔ), حَمْلَة (ḥamla), هُجُوم (hujūm), هَجْمَة (hajma).
ما معنى كلمة assault؟
Assault: اِعْتِدَاء (iʕtidāʔ), حَمْلَة (ḥamla), هُجُوم (hujūm), هَجْمَة (hajma).
What does assault mean in English?
Assault means a violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

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