Vocabulary
Assault
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make a physical attack on.
Urdu meaning
حملہ، چڑھائی، زنا بالجبر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But these incidents of assaults, arrests, expulsions or journalists fleeing for their lives only hint at the full scale of the global assault on the public`s right to information.
- This assault on journalism and campaign to undermine facts comes as the management of our digital lives is increasingly transferringto powerful generative artificial intelligence tools.
- All of those states had offered unconditional support to Israel on Gaza after the Hamas assault on Oct 7, 2023.
- Soon after Tel Aviv launched its barbaric assault on Gaza, following the Hamas attacks of Oct 7, 2023, there were clear signs that Israel was indiscriminately and purposefully targeting civilians, including children.
- When the victim`s brothers heard about the assault, they rushed to the scene and were similarly mauled.
Synonyms
hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at, slap, smack, beat, thrash, spank
Antonyms
defense, resistance, repulsion, retaliation, undermining
Curator example
“he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer”
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