assailed

CEFRC1

/əˈseɪld/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Attacked someone or something strongly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of assail

Examples

  • Suddenly I was assailed by a wave of terror.

  • We were all assailed with fears.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • He was assailed with doubts.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The politician was blank by harsh criticism after the scandal.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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