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Contexts ▼▲ Adjective Under attack from hostile forces Subjected to robbery, assault, or attack Verb Past tense for to take violent or aggressive action against Past tense for to physically assault Past tense for to confront through the use of military force Past tense for to criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly Past tense for to apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue (usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Under attack from hostile forces assailed besieged assaulted bombarded bombed invaded stormed fired upon embattled battered under attack under fire beset beleaguered targeted “Hoplites were landed, camps were built, and fortifications were constructed to cut off the attacked city from its land.” Adjective ▲ Subjected to robbery, assault, or attack held up robbed assaulted Verb ▲ Past tense for to take violent or aggressive action against assaulted assailed hurt ambushed mugged aggressed battered harmed overwhelmed sicced besieged jumped struck stricken trashed beset bushwhacked blistered cooked descended on descended upon fell upon fallen upon jumped on pounced on pounced upon set on set upon struck at tore into torn into turned on went in on gone in on lashed out at laid siege to let fly at turned to violence “Two men would attack Jessie, but he would fight back.” Verb ▲ Past tense for to physically assault hit hat hitten beat beaten kicked clocked pummelledUK pummeledUS clipped clipt larruped larrupped slogged bopped pasted biffed busted wallopped walloped boffed thrashed batted punched clubbed pounded whopped assaulted physically beat up beaten up did over done over knocked about knocked around knocked cold laced into laid into lit into pitched into roughed up sailed into set about worked over beat up on duffed up got stuck into knocked block off had a go at knocked for a loop let someone have it beat the living daylights out of beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of “Did not this man attack me with his fists? He did indeed, And even now my cheeks smart with his blows.” Verb ▲ Past tense for to confront through the use of military force invaded assaulted raided struck stricken blitzed infiltrated stormed conquered penetrated secured breached rushed beset bombarded pillaged advanced assailed seized ambushed infringed overwhelmed plundered pounced charged marauded combatted combated ravaged strafed encroached occupied captured shelled began hostilities begun hostilities descended upon fired at fired on marched into surged over swooped on took down taken down began an assault begun an assault took the offensive taken the offensive “The government deployed additional forces to attack known terrorist strongholds.” Verb ▲ Past tense for to criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly criticisedUK criticizedUS abused censured condemned berated blasted castigated chastised impugned rebuked assailed bashed denigrated flamed reprimanded admonished caned denounced reprobated slated blistered bollocked panned reviled savaged chid chided knocked potshotted refuted slammed vituperated hammered reproached rollicked rubbished sledged vilified maligned pilloried pummelledUK pummeledUS reprehended roasted slashed belabouredUK belaboredUS crucified derogated dissed lambasted reproved bagged carpeted deprecated disparaged harangued blamed excoriated fustigated objurgated scathed trashed argued with assaulted verbally bawled out chewed out cut up disagreed with dressed down fulminated against jumped on laid into piled in pulled apart put down reamed out remonstrated with sailed into shot down slagged off started in started on took on taken on tore into torn into vituperated against found fault with gave someone hell given someone hell picked holes in picked to pieces took to pieces taken to pieces took to task taken to task bit someone's head off bitten someone's head off went for the jugular gone for the jugular hauled over the coals had a go at jumped on one's case rapped over the knuckles snapped someone's head off gave a rocket given a rocket gave someone a bad press given someone a bad press gave someone a bollocking given someone a bollocking gave someone a roasting given someone a roasting gave someone a rollicking given someone a rollicking lashed out jumped down one's throat tore off a strip torn off a strip tore a strip off torn a strip off more ❯ “Journalists were not impressed with the official's rhetoric and would attack him relentlessly.” Verb ▲ Past tense for to apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue addressed addrest confronted tackled undertook undertaken challenged engaged faced fought foughten handled managed contested contended attended to concentrated on contended with coped with dealt with dived into embarked on engaged in engagde in focused on grappled with had a stab at occupied oneself with setted to work on looked after plunged into saw to seen to set about set to took on taken on took up taken up waded into applied oneself to buckled down to started in on took care of taken care of got cracking on got started on got stuck into got weaving on devoted oneself to got to work on went to work on gone to work on had a crack at had a go at had a shot at tried to deal with tried to sort out directed attention to “We need to attack the problem now before it exacerbates.” Verb ▲ (usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely infected affected damaged injured corrupted devastated vitiated afflicted crippled destroyed contaminated marred ruined spoiledUS spoiltUK annihilated demolished impaired ravaged troubled compromised impacted overcame overcome touched harmed struck stricken broke brake broken influenced perturbed sabotaged tainted upset defiled occurred polluted prevailed crushed hurt overwhelmed poisoned blighted debased impinged weakened impacted on impinged upon prevailed over wore away worn away shook up shaken up spread to struck at struck down stricken down did damage to done damage to played havoc with took hold of taken hold of wreaked havoc on wrought havoc on wrought havoc exerted influence on had an effect on had an impact on “The disease would attack my body's defenses and cause me to feel ill for days.” Find more words! 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