verb [VN] (formal)
1 to attack sb violently, either physically or with words:
He was assailed with fierce blows to the head. * The proposal was assailed by the opposition party. * (figurative) A vile smell assailed my nostrils.
2 [usuallypassive] to disturb or upset sb severely:
to be assailed by worries / doubts / fears
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for assail is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does assail appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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