assail 1verbdomain: v physical competitionPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionattack someone physically or emotionallyReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.Nightmares assailed him regularly2.The mugger assaulted the womanSynonymsassault 1attack someone physically or emotionallyset on 1attack someone physically or emotionallyattack 4attack someone physically or emotionally