assail
as|sail /əs'eɪl/ (assails assailing assailed)
1 [VERB] V n
If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. (WRITTEN)
The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day...
= attack
2 [VERB] V n
If someone assails you, they attack you violently. (WRITTEN)
Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park.
= attack
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. (WRITTEN)
She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.
= beset
1 [VERB] V n
If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. (WRITTEN)
The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day...
= attack
2 [VERB] V n
If someone assails you, they attack you violently. (WRITTEN)
Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park.
= attack
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. (WRITTEN)
She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.
= beset