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attack

adj · noun · verb · 41 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈtæk/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales: /əˈtak/
  • New-Zealand: /əˈtɛk/
  • rhymes with -æk
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 T AE1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Designed or kept for the purpose of confrontation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • attack dog, attack ad

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

Any of several specific maneuvers, skills, or special abilities that a character can use to inflict damage against opponents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: games, gaming

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The beginning of active operations on anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, informal

Examples

  • Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • birthday attack; denial-of-service attack

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hit, spike

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lacrosse, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

The sudden onset of a disease or condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • I've had an attack of the flu.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: decay, release

14

noun

Meaning 14

The amount of time taken for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: acoustics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

The initial sensory impact of a wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

Short for heart attack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, South, abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To apply violent force to someone or something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: savage

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We’ll have dinner before we attack the biology homework.
  • I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

verb

Meaning 23

To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

verb

Meaning 24

To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

verb

Meaning 25

To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

verb

Meaning 26

(Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: physical

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

noun

Meaning 27

a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tone-beginning

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beginning, start, commencement

28

noun

Meaning 28

an offensive move in a sport or game

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: turn, play

Narrower terms: counterattack, counterplay

29

noun

Meaning 29

the act of attacking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • attacks on women increased last year
  • they made an attempt on his life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attempt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking

Narrower terms: assault

30

noun

Meaning 30

ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
  • an attack on inflation
  • his plan of attack was misguided

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: approach, plan of attack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation

Narrower terms: avenue

31

noun

Meaning 31

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the attack began at dawn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: onslaught, onset, onrush

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: operation, military operation

Narrower terms: ground attack, charge, banzai attack, banzai charge, diversion, diversionary attack, penetration, incursion, blitz, blitzkrieg, strike, counterattack, countermove, bombing, bombardment, fire, firing, strafe, surprise attack, coup de main

32

noun

Meaning 32

strong criticism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he published an unexpected attack on my work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: criticism, unfavorable judgment

Narrower terms: aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration

33

noun

Meaning 33

intense adverse criticism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
  • the government has come under attack
  • don't give me any flak

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fire, flak, flack, blast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: criticism, unfavorable judgment

34

noun

Meaning 34

the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the film was sensitive to attack by acids
  • open to attack by the elements

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: degeneration, devolution

35

noun

Meaning 35

a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an attack of diarrhea

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: affliction

Narrower terms: anxiety attack, flare, seizure, ictus, raptus, touch, spot, stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, paroxysm, fit, convulsion, hysterics, occlusion, heart attack

36

verb

Meaning 36

begin to injure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The cancer cells are attacking his liver
  • Rust is attacking the metal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: affect

37

verb

Meaning 37

set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

38

verb

Meaning 38

attack in speech or writing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

Narrower terms: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout, claw, vitriol, rip, whang, bombard, barrage, blister, scald, whip, rubbish

39

verb

Meaning 39

take the initiative and go on the offensive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The Serbs attacked the village at night
  • The visiting team started to attack

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aggress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, move

Narrower terms: check, fork, harass, pin, tackle

40

verb

Meaning 40

launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
  • Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assail

Antonyms: defend

Broader terms: contend, fight, struggle

Narrower terms: submarine, pepper, pelt, strike, hit, counterattack, counterstrike, gas, storm, surprise, blitz, invade, occupy, besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent, bombard, bomb, strafe, cannonade, torpedo, raid, bust

41

verb

Meaning 41

attack someone physically or emotionally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The mugger assaulted the woman
  • Nightmares assailed him regularly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assail, assault, set on

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: bait, sic, set, bulldog, rush, blindside, savage, reassail, jump, beset, set upon, rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, desecrate, profane, molest

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack Borrowed from French attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from Italian attaccare (“to join, attach”) (used in attaccare battaglia (“to join battle”)), from Frankish *stakkijan (“to stick, stick to, attach”). Doublet of attach. Displaced native Middle English onresen, from Old English onrǣsan (“to attack”); and Middle English resinge (“an assault, attack”) (compare Old English onrǣs (“an attack”)).

Across languages

Translations

469 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: aanval — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Albanian: sulm — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Amharic: መምታት (mämtat) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Amharic: ማጥቃት (maṭḳat) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Arabic: هُجُوم m هَجْمَة (hujūm) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Arabic: حَمْلَة (ḥamla) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Armenian: հարձակում (harjakum) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Azerbaijani: həmlə — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Azerbaijani: hücum — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Bashkir: һөжүм (höjüm) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Basque: eraso — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Belarusian: напа́д (napád) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Belarusian: нападзе́нне (napadzjénnje) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Belarusian: нападзе́ньне (napadzjénʹnje) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Bengali: হামলা (hamla) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Bengali: আক্রমণ (akromon) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Breton: argadenn — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Breton: kerc'h — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Bulgarian: нападе́ние (napadénie) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Catalan: atac — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Chinese Cantonese: 攻擊 /攻击 (gung1 gik1) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攻擊 /攻击 (gōngjī, gōngjí) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Ngazidja Comorian: shamɓulio — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Cornish: omsettyans — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Czech: útok — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Czech: napadení — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Danish: angreb — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Dutch: aanval — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Dutch: aanslag — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Esperanto: atako — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Esperanto: agreso — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Estonian: kallaletung — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Finnish: hyökkäys — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Finnish: päällekarkaus — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Finnish: rynnäkkö — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • French: attaque — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Galician: ataque — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Georgian: იერიში (ieriši) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Georgian: თავდასხმა (tavdasxma) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Georgian: შეტევა (šeṭeva) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • German: Attacke — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • German: Angriff — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Greek: επίθεση (epíthesi) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Ancient Greek: προσβολή (prosbolḗ) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Hebrew: הַתְקָפָה (hatkafá) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Hindi: आक्रमण (ākramaṇ) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Hindi: प्रहार (prahār) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Hindi: धावा (dhāvā) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Hindi: हमला (hamlā) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Hungarian: támadás — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Icelandic: árás — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Ido: atako — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Irish: ionsaí — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Irish: amas — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Irish: aimsiú — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Italian: attacco — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Japanese: 攻撃 (kōgeki) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kazakh: шабуыл (şabuyl) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Korean: 공격 (gonggyeok) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Northern Kurdish: êrîş — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: кол салуу (kol saluu) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: качыруу (kacıruu) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: качырып кирүү (kacırıp kirüü) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: чабуул (cabuul) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: чабуул жасоо (cabuul jasoo) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: асылуу (asıluu) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: атака кылуу (ataka kıluu) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: таасир (taasir) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: таасирлөө (taasirlöö) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Kyrgyz: зыян (zıyan) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Latin: impetus — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Latin: aggressiō — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Latin: impugnātiō — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Latvian: uzbrukums — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Lithuanian: ataka — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Lithuanian: puolimas — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Macedonian: напад (napad) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Malay: serangan — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Malayalam: ആക്രമണം (ākramaṇaṁ) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Middle English: enemyte — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Mongolian: дайралт (dajralt) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Nepali: आक्रमण (ākramaṇ) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Nepali: हमला (hamalā) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Norman: attaque — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Norwegian Bokmål: angrep — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åtak — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: angrep — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Occitan: atac — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Odia: ଆକ୍ରମଣ (ākramaṇa) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Old English: onrǣs — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Pashto: حمله (hamlá) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Pashto: هجوم (hojum) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Iranian Persian: حَمْلِه (hamle) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Iranian Persian: هُجوم (hojum) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Iranian Persian: یورِش (yureš) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Polish: atak — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Polish: napad — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Portuguese: ataque — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Romanian: atac — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Russian: нападе́ние (napadénije) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Russian: ата́ка (atáka) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionnsaigh — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Serbo-Croatian: на́пад — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Serbo-Croatian: nápad — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Slovak: útok — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Slovak: napadnutie — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Slovene: napad — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Spanish: ataque — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Swahili: mashambulizi — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Swedish: attack — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Swedish: anfall — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Tajik: ҳамла (hamla) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Tajik: ҳуҷум (hujum) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Tajik: юриш (yuriš) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Tamil: தாக்குதல் (tākkutal) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Tatar: һөҗүм (höcüm) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Telugu: దాడి (dāḍi) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Thai: การโจมตี (gaan-joom-dtii) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Turkish: saldırı — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Turkish: hücum — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Turkish: hamle — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Turkmen: hüjüm — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Ukrainian: на́пад (nápad) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Urdu: حَمْلَہ (hamla) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Urdu: آکْرَمَن (ākraman) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Urdu: یُورِش (yūriś) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Urdu: ہَجْمَہ (hajma) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Urdu: ہُجُوم (hujūm) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Uyghur: ھۇجۇم (hujum) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Uzbek: hamla — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Uzbek: hujum — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Vietnamese: sự tấn công — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Vietnamese: sự công kích — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Volapük: tatak — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Welsh: ymosodiad — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Welsh: cyrch — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Yiddish: אַטאַקע (atake) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Yiddish: אַטאַק (atak) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Zazaki: gur (diq) — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Zazaki: hıcum — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Zazaki: hamle — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  • Finnish: isku — attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing
  • Finnish: hyökkäys — attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing
  • Polish: atak — attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing
  • Armenian: գրոհ (groh) — offense of a battle
  • Basque: erasoaldi — offense of a battle
  • Breton: argadenn — offense of a battle
  • Bulgarian: ата́ка (atáka) — offense of a battle
  • Bulgarian: нападе́ние (napadénie) — offense of a battle
  • Bulgarian: настъпле́ние (nastǎplénie) — offense of a battle
  • Catalan: atac — offense of a battle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攻擊 /攻击 (gōngjī) — offense of a battle
  • Czech: útok — offense of a battle
  • Danish: angreb — offense of a battle
  • Dutch: aanval — offense of a battle
  • Esperanto: atako — offense of a battle
  • Estonian: rünnak — offense of a battle
  • Finnish: hyökkäys — offense of a battle
  • Finnish: rynnäkkö — offense of a battle
  • French: attaque — offense of a battle
  • West-Frisian: oanfal — offense of a battle
  • Galician: ataque — offense of a battle
  • Georgian: შეტევა (šeṭeva) — offense of a battle
  • Georgian: იერიში (ieriši) — offense of a battle
  • Georgian: თავდასხმა (tavdasxma) — offense of a battle
  • Georgian: შტურმი (šṭurmi) — offense of a battle
  • German: Angriff — offense of a battle
  • German: Attacke — offense of a battle
  • Greek: επίθεση (epíthesi) — offense of a battle
  • Greek: έφοδος (éfodos) — offense of a battle
  • Ancient Greek: προσβολή (prosbolḗ) — offense of a battle
  • Hebrew: מִתְקָפָה (mitkafá) — offense of a battle
  • Hindi: आक्रमण (ākramaṇ) — offense of a battle
  • Hindi: धावा (dhāvā) — offense of a battle
  • Hindi: प्रहार (prahār) — offense of a battle
  • Hungarian: támadás — offense of a battle
  • Indonesian: serangan — offense of a battle
  • Indonesian: serbuan — offense of a battle
  • Irish: ionsaí — offense of a battle
  • Italian: attacco — offense of a battle
  • Japanese: 攻撃 (kōgeki) — offense of a battle
  • Korean: 공격 (gonggyeok) — offense of a battle
  • Central Kurdish: پەلەمار (pelemar) — offense of a battle
  • Lao: ການໂຈມຕີ (kān chōm tī) — offense of a battle
  • Latin: impetus — offense of a battle
  • Macedonian: атака (ataka) — offense of a battle
  • Macedonian: напад (napad) — offense of a battle
  • Malay: serangan — offense of a battle
  • Māori: upokotaua — offense of a battle
  • Māori: huaki — offense of a battle
  • Māori: whakatoke — offense of a battle
  • Māori: kōkiri — offense of a battle
  • Māori: pāha — offense of a battle
  • Norman: attaque — offense of a battle
  • Old English: onrǣs — offense of a battle
  • Old Norse: sókn — offense of a battle
  • Iranian Persian: یورِش (yureš) — offense of a battle
  • Polish: atak — offense of a battle
  • Polish: napad — offense of a battle
  • Polish: szturm — offense of a battle
  • Polish: akcja — offense of a battle
  • Polish: ofensywa — offense of a battle
  • Portuguese: ataque — offense of a battle
  • Portuguese: investida — offense of a battle
  • Romanian: atac — offense of a battle
  • Russian: ата́ка (atáka) — offense of a battle
  • Russian: нападе́ние (napadénije) — offense of a battle
  • Russian: наступле́ние (nastuplénije) — offense of a battle
  • Russian: штурм (šturm) — offense of a battle
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionnsaigh — offense of a battle
  • Scottish Gaelic: f — offense of a battle
  • Slovak: útok — offense of a battle
  • Slovene: napad — offense of a battle
  • Lower Sorbian: napad — offense of a battle
  • Spanish: ataque — offense of a battle
  • Swahili: mashambulizi — offense of a battle
  • Swedish: attack — offense of a battle
  • Swedish: anfall — offense of a battle
  • Tamil: தாக்குதல் (tākkutal) — offense of a battle
  • Telugu: దాడి (dāḍi) — offense of a battle
  • Thai: การโจมตี (gaan-joom-dtii) — offense of a battle
  • Turkish: taarruz — offense of a battle
  • Turkish: hücûm — offense of a battle
  • Turkish: saldırı — offense of a battle
  • Ukrainian: ата́ка (atáka) — offense of a battle
  • Ukrainian: на́пад (nápad) — offense of a battle
  • Vietnamese: sự công kích — offense of a battle
  • Zazaki: hıcum — offense of a battle
  • Zazaki: qılıbyen — offense of a battle
  • Dutch: aanvalszijde — cricket: bowlers of a cricket side
  • Finnish: hyökkääjät — cricket: bowlers of a cricket side
  • Polish: atak — cricket: bowlers of a cricket side
  • Dutch: aanval — volleyball: hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net
  • Finnish: iskulyönti — volleyball: hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net
  • Polish: atak — volleyball: hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net
  • Russian: ата́ка (atáka) — volleyball: hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net
  • Russian: уда́р (udár) — volleyball: hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net
  • Finnish: hyökkääjät — lacrosse: the attackmen of a team
  • Polish: atak — lacrosse: the attackmen of a team
  • Armenian: նոպա (nopa) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Azerbaijani: tutma — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Bulgarian: при́стъп (prístǎp) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Catalan: atac — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Danish: anfald — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Estonian: haigushoog — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Finnish: kohtaus — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Finnish: sairaskohtaus — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Georgian: შეტევა (šeṭeva) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • German: Anfall — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Greek: προσβολή (prosvolí) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Greek: κρίση (krísi) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Indonesian: anfal — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Indonesian: kritis — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Indonesian: serangan — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Ingrian: ammus — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Irish: taom — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Irish: ruaig — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Italian: attacco — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Norwegian Bokmål: anfall — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: anfall — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Plautdietsch: Aunfaul — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Polish: atak — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Polish: napad — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Portuguese: ataque — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Russian: при́ступ (prístup) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Russian: припа́док (pripádok) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Slovene: napad — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Spanish: ataque — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Welsh: pwl — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Zazaki: tepıştış (diq) — medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  • Catalan: accés — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • Finnish: kohtaus — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • German: Anfall — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • Irish: ruaig — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • Plautdietsch: Aunfaul — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • Polish: atak — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • Polish: napad — active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
  • Finnish: aloitus — amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level
  • Greek: ανάκρουση (anákrousi) — amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level
  • Albanian: sulmoj — to apply violent force
  • Arabic: هَاجَمَ (hājama) — to apply violent force
  • Armenian: հարձակվել (harjakvel) — to apply violent force
  • Armenian: գրոհել (grohel) — to apply violent force
  • Armenian: արշավել (aršavel) — to apply violent force
  • Azerbaijani: hücum etmək — to apply violent force
  • Azerbaijani: basqın etmək — to apply violent force
  • Basque: eraso — to apply violent force
  • Belarusian: напада́ць (napadácʹ) — to apply violent force
  • Belarusian: напа́сці (napásci) — to apply violent force
  • Belarusian: атакава́ць (atakavácʹ) — to apply violent force
  • Breton: argadiñ — to apply violent force
  • Bulgarian: напа́дам (napádam) — to apply violent force
  • Bulgarian: атаку́вам (atakúvam) — to apply violent force
  • Burmese: ရန်ပြု (ranpru.) — to apply violent force
  • Catalan: atacar — to apply violent force
  • Cheyenne: -a'eotse — to apply violent force
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攻擊 /攻击 (gōngjī, gōngjí) — to apply violent force
  • Chinese Mandarin: 進攻 /进攻 (jìngōng) — to apply violent force
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打擊 /打击 (dǎjī) — to apply violent force
  • Cornish: omsettya — to apply violent force
  • Czech: útočit — to apply violent force
  • Danish: angribe — to apply violent force
  • Danish: overfalde — to apply violent force
  • Dutch: aanvallen — to apply violent force
  • Esperanto: ataki — to apply violent force
  • Esperanto: agresi — to apply violent force
  • Estonian: ründama — to apply violent force
  • Finnish: hyökätä — to apply violent force
  • Finnish: käydä käsiksi — to apply violent force
  • Finnish: käydä kimppuun — to apply violent force
  • Finnish: käydä päälle — to apply violent force
  • French: attaquer — to apply violent force
  • North Frisian: uungribe — to apply violent force
  • West-Frisian: oanfalle — to apply violent force
  • Galician: atacar — to apply violent force
  • Georgian: თავდასხმა (tavdasxma) — to apply violent force
  • Georgian: შეტევა (šeṭeva) — to apply violent force
  • German: angreifen — to apply violent force
  • German: attackieren — to apply violent force
  • Greek: επιτίθεμαι (epitíthemai) — to apply violent force
  • Ancient Greek: προσβάλλω (prosbállō) — to apply violent force
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπορούω (eporoúō) — to apply violent force
  • Hebrew: הִתְקִיף (hitkíf) — to apply violent force
  • Hindi: आक्रमण करना (ākramaṇ karnā) — to apply violent force
  • Hungarian: megtámad — to apply violent force
  • Hungarian: nekimegy — to apply violent force
  • Hungarian: támad — to apply violent force
  • Irish: ionsaigh — to apply violent force
  • Italian: aggredire — to apply violent force
  • Italian: assalire — to apply violent force
  • Japanese: 攻撃する (kōgeki suru) — to apply violent force
  • Kabuverdianu: agridi — to apply violent force
  • Kabuverdianu: agredí — to apply violent force
  • Kazakh: шабуыл жасау (şabuyl jasau) — to apply violent force
  • Khmer: កន្លុក (kɑɑnlok) — to apply violent force
  • Korean: 공격하다 (gonggyeokhada) — to apply violent force
  • Korean: 돌격하다 (dolgyeokhada) — to apply violent force
  • Central Kurdish: تێبەربوون (têberbûn) — to apply violent force
  • Lao: ໂຈມຕີ (chōm tī) — to apply violent force
  • Lao: ທໍາຮ້າຍ (tham hāi) — to apply violent force
  • Latin: impetō — to apply violent force
  • Latin: incessō — to apply violent force
  • Latin: aggredior — to apply violent force
  • Latvian: uzbrukt — to apply violent force
  • Lithuanian: pulti — to apply violent force
  • Lithuanian: atakuoti — to apply violent force
  • Macedonian: атакува (atakuva) — to apply violent force
  • Macedonian: нападне (napadne) — to apply violent force
  • Macedonian: напаѓа (napaǵa) — to apply violent force
  • Malay: menyerang — to apply violent force
  • Malayalam: ആക്രമിക്കുക (ākramikkuka) — to apply violent force
  • Manx: soiaghey er — to apply violent force
  • Māori: whakatorotoro — to apply violent force
  • Māori: pāha — to apply violent force
  • Māori: taiapu — to apply violent force
  • Mongolian: довтлох (dovtlox) — to apply violent force
  • Mongolian: дайрах (dajrax) — to apply violent force
  • Norman: attatchi — to apply violent force
  • Occitan: atacar — to apply violent force
  • Old Church Slavonic: напасти (napasti) — to apply violent force
  • Old English: rǣsan — to apply violent force
  • Old Norse: sǿkja — to apply violent force
  • Persian: حمله کردن (hamle kardan) — to apply violent force
  • Persian: هجوم آوردن — to apply violent force
  • Polish: atakować — to apply violent force
  • Polish: zaatakować — to apply violent force
  • Polish: napadać — to apply violent force
  • Polish: napaść — to apply violent force
  • Portuguese: atacar — to apply violent force
  • Romanian: ataca — to apply violent force
  • Russian: атакова́ть (atakovátʹ) — to apply violent force
  • Russian: напада́ть (napadátʹ) — to apply violent force
  • Russian: напа́сть (napástʹ) — to apply violent force
  • Scottish Gaelic: thoir ionnsaigh — to apply violent force
  • Serbo-Croatian: на̀падати — to apply violent force
  • Serbo-Croatian: на̀пасти — to apply violent force
  • Serbo-Croatian: nàpadati — to apply violent force
  • Serbo-Croatian: nàpasti — to apply violent force
  • Slovak: útočiť — to apply violent force
  • Slovak: napadnúť — to apply violent force
  • Slovene: napasti — to apply violent force
  • Spanish: atacar — to apply violent force
  • Swedish: attackera — to apply violent force
  • Swedish: anfalla — to apply violent force
  • Tajik: ҳамла кардан (hamla kardan) — to apply violent force
  • Tajik: ҳуҷум кардан (hujum kardan) — to apply violent force
  • Tamil: தாக்கு (tākku) — to apply violent force
  • Telugu: దాడి చేయు (dāḍi cēyu) — to apply violent force
  • Telugu: దండెత్తు (daṇḍettu) — to apply violent force
  • Thai: โจมตี (joom-dtii) — to apply violent force
  • Northern Thai: ᨮᩣᩴᩁ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨿ — to apply violent force
  • Northern Thai: ᨧᩰᩫ᩠ᨾᨲᩦ — to apply violent force
  • Turkish: saldırmak — to apply violent force
  • Ukrainian: напада́ти (napadáty) — to apply violent force
  • Ukrainian: напа́сти (napásty) — to apply violent force
  • Ukrainian: атакува́ти (atakuváty) — to apply violent force
  • Uzbek: hujum qilmoq — to apply violent force
  • Uzbek: hamla qilmoq — to apply violent force
  • Vietnamese: công kích — to apply violent force
  • Volapük: tatakön — to apply violent force
  • Walloon: ataker — to apply violent force
  • Welsh: ymosod ar — to apply violent force
  • Welsh: cyrchu — to apply violent force
  • Zazaki: gur biyen — to apply violent force
  • Zazaki: gur kerden — to apply violent force
  • Zazaki: hıcum kerden — to apply violent force
  • Bulgarian: нахвърлям се (nahvǎrljam se) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Bulgarian: нападам (napadam) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Catalan: atacar — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攻擊 /攻击 (gōngjī, gōngjí) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Czech: útočit — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Danish: angribe — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Dutch: aanvallen — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Esperanto: ataki — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Esperanto: agresi — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Estonian: halvustama — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Finnish: hyökätä — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Finnish: käydä kimppuun — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Finnish: kritisoida — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Finnish: arvostella — to aggressively challenge with words
  • French: attaquer — to aggressively challenge with words
  • French: apostropher — to aggressively challenge with words
  • French: invectiver — to aggressively challenge with words
  • West-Frisian: oanfalle — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Galician: atacar — to aggressively challenge with words
  • German: angreifen — to aggressively challenge with words
  • German: attackieren — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Greek: επιτίθεμαι (epitíthemai) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Greek: καταπιάνομαι (katapiánomai) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Norman: attatchi — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Polish: atakować — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Polish: zaatakować — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Polish: napadać — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Polish: napaść — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Portuguese: atacar — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Russian: критикова́ть (kritikovátʹ) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Russian: напада́ть (napadátʹ) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Russian: напа́сть (napástʹ) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Scottish Gaelic: thoir ionnsaigh — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Slovak: útočiť — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Slovene: napasti — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Spanish: atacar — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Swedish: attackera — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Swedish: angripa — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Tamil: தாக்கு (tākku) — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Volapük: tatakön — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Walloon: ataker — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Walloon: årgouwer — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Walloon: hushtiner — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Walloon: atouwer — to aggressively challenge with words
  • Finnish: käydä käsiksi — to deal with something undesirable in a direct way
  • Finnish: käydä kimppuun — to deal with something undesirable in a direct way
  • Slovak: pustiť sa do — to deal with something undesirable in a direct way
  • Polish: atakować — cricket: to aim balls at the batsman’s wicket
  • Polish: zaatakować — cricket: to aim balls at the batsman’s wicket
  • Polish: atakować — cricket: to set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets
  • Polish: zaatakować — cricket: to set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets
  • Finnish: hyökätä — cricket: to bat aggressively
  • Polish: atakować — cricket: to bat aggressively
  • Polish: zaatakować — cricket: to bat aggressively
  • Finnish: hyökätä — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • French: attaquer — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Irish: ionsaigh — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Italian: attaccare — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Polish: atakować — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Polish: zaatakować — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Spanish: atacar — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Swedish: anfalla — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
  • Walloon: ataker — soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point
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