especially : one of a disease that is long-lasting or that tends to occur over and over again. especially : an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease. specifically : an attempt to have the judgment of …

Enemy forces have made an attack on the city. These bomb blasts suggest that the terrorists are (going) on the attack (= trying to defeat or hurt other people) again. The town was once again under attack …

ATTACK meaning: 1 : to act violently against (someone or something) to try to hurt, injure, or destroy (something or someone) often used as (be) attacked; 2 : to criticize (someone or something) in a …

If something such as a disease, a chemical, or an insect attacks something, it harms or spoils it. The virus seems to have attacked his throat. [VERB noun]

/əˈtæk/ /əˈtæk/ IPA guide Other forms: attacked; attacks; attacking When you attack, you charge or advance violently. It's scary to watch a big dog attack a smaller dog. In the military, an attack is an …

Attack applies especially to hostile verbal criticism: reviews that attacked the film for its senseless violence; attacked the ruling as detrimental to business interests.

begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands. to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against: to attack the enemy. to blame or abuse violently or bitterly. to direct unfavorable criticism …

Definition of attack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

ATTACKED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of attack 2. to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 3. to…. Learn more.

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacked. An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her …