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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSAILMENT

assailment  [əˈseɪlmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSAILMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assailment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSAILMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of assailment in the English dictionary

The definition of assailment in the dictionary is an attack on something, esp an abstract concept.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSAILMENT


ailment
ˈeɪlmənt
bailment
ˈbeɪlmənt
beguilement
bɪˈɡaɪlmənt
curtailment
kɜːˈteɪlmənt
defilement
dɪˈfaɪlmənt
derailment
diːˈreɪlmənt
despoilment
dɪsˈpɔɪlmənt
disentailment
ˌdɪsɪnˈteɪlmənt
embroilment
ɪmˈbrɔɪlmənt
empalement
ɪmˈpeɪlmənt
engrailment
ɪnˈɡreɪlmənt
entailment
ɪnˈteɪlmənt
fulfilment
fʊlˈfɪlmənt
impalement
ɪmˈpeɪlmənt
nonfulfilment
ˌnɒnfʊlˈfɪlmənt
prevailment
prɪˈveɪlmənt
reconcilement
ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlmənt
regalement
rɪˈɡeɪlmənt
retailment
ˈriːteɪlmənt
revilement
rɪˈvaɪlmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSAILMENT

assafetida
assafoetida
assagai
assai
assail
assailable
assailant
assailer
assam
assam ikan
Assamese
assart
assassin
assassin bug
assassin fly
assassinate
assassination
assassinator
assault
assault and battery

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSAILMENT

advertisement
annulment
befoulment
bevelment
concealment
devilment
disembowelment
disenthralment
dishevelment
empanelment
enrollment
enrolment
enthrallment
installment
instalment
recallment
revelment
self-fulfilment
signalment
unravelment
wish fulfilment

Synonyms and antonyms of assailment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «assailment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSAILMENT

Find out the translation of assailment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assailment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assailment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

assailment
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las agresiones
570 millions of speakers

English

assailment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

assailment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

assailment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

assailment
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assailment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

assailment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assailment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyalahgunaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

assailment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

assailment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

assailment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assailment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

assailment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

assailment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मघाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taarruz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assailment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

assailment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

assailment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

assailment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

assailment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

assailment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

assailment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

assailment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assailment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAILMENT»

The term «assailment» is used very little and occupies the 186.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAILMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assailment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSAILMENT»

Discover the use of assailment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assailment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics
We call this mistaken pattern of thinking assailment-by-entailment. The “ entailment” is found inside the conditional claim, the claim of the form “P entails Q ”. The “assailment” consists in one person's attributing a repugnant belief to another ...
Michael W. Austin, 2013
2
The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature
Assailment was therefore the peculiar work of these restorers of gospel purity. And assail they did, till the world thought assailment not only their peculiar but their exclusive function. Into their labours we have entered. The pioneers have gone ...
3
The Monthly repository (and review).
Assailment was therefore the peculiar work of these restorers of gospel purity. And assail they did, till the world thought assailment not only their peculiar but their exclusive function. Into their labours we have entered. The pioneers have gone ...
4
The Monthly Repository and Review of Theology and General ...
Assailment was therefore the peculiar work of these restorers of gospel purity. And assail they did, till the world thought assailment not only their peculiar but their exclusive function. Into their labours we have entered. The pioneers have gone ...
5
Western Luminary ...
At present,mark what we see. in the enemies of Christ and his people L-We see, among other things, an apparent {Mal-pacify ofpromiling, without this assailment of what they so much hate. —-'l'hese foes of whatever is good, by the assailment  ...
6
A Jungian Circumambulation of Art and Therapy: Ornithology ...
Having described the dramatis personae Dr Haslam continues: It is expedient to mention the different preparations which are employed in the Airloom by these pneumatic adepts, for the purposes of assailment. Seminal fluid, male and female , ...
Malcolm Learmonth, Karen Huckvale, 2010
7
Mind, Modernity, Madness
A detailed drawing of the air—loom used in the assailment ofMatthews himself attested to his fine draftsmanship (as well as to his minute familiarity with contemporary machinery) and explained in the accompanying notes how “the assailed ...
Liah Greenfeld, 2013
8
Against Returning to Egypt: Exposing and Resisting Credalism ...
Whatever the extent of this alleged unbelief, although this assailment of basic Christian beliefs occurs through "subtle compromise," "blatant concession," and " malign negligence," the RPTSC tends to identify doctrinal or theological ...
Jeff B. Pool, 1998
9
The Synonym Finder
IS. attack, assault, onslaught, bombardment, storm- ling, (of troops) dragonnade, aggression, assailment, [encounter; offensive, onset, push, thrust, charge, I lunge, (both of troops) sortie, sally; invasion, incur- I sin ii, raid, escalade.
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
10
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... pound, storm 6 attack, buffet, fall on, oppugn, pornmel, strike 7 aggress, assault 8 fall upon assailment 5 onset 6 attack 7 assault, offense 9 offensive, onslaught 10 aggression Assam silkworm 4eria assassin 3 gun 5 bravo 6 gunman, hit man  ...
‎1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSAILMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assailment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Judge seals video of fatal Pennsylvania state police ambush
... Frein's right to a fair trial, and threaten security at the barracks by letting an assailment know where its surveillance cameras are placed. «Indiana Gazette, Jun 15»
2
Two shot dead in suspected botched drug deal
On May 12, a man was shot dead in Mak Mandin, Butterworth. Police arrested the suspected assailment three days later. He is believed to have ... «Malay Mail Online, May 15»
3
SLIDESHOW: Two-out lightning energizes Warriors
As the assailment persisted, Carlee Ronish joined in with an RBI single through the left side ahead of Baucom's through the middle single for ... «Highline Times, May 15»
4
Miles Teller: 'Divergent' Star Says 2015 'Fantastic Four' Movie …
Considering Teller's previous assailment of "Divergent," the blockbuster-ness of which was too much for him to stomach, it's "interesting" that ... «Design & Trend, Apr 15»
5
Punjab's new education roadmap
The main reason why our mainstream is under such a grave assailment of extremism is arguably the raw deal that education got from the state. «Daily Times, Apr 15»
6
Editorial: Currents are shifting for beleaguered salmon populations
... us – the true fish-ionados, if you will – may hold out hope that our long-held assailment of the finned masses may soon come to an ebb. «Sonoma Index-Tribune, Mar 15»
7
Searching for Value in All the Wrong Places, Or How to Put Away …
... case, examining the liner notes, and engaging in trite conversation with an adjacent man who blocked my potential assailment from the flank. «PopMatters, Mar 15»
8
Crime log: Roseville police deal with drugs, guns and another robbery
The assailment is described as a white male in his 20s or 30s. He is 6 feet tall with a thin build. During the crime he was wearing a black ball ... «Press Tribune Newspaper, Jan 15»
9
SC Rules Against Simultaneous Proceedings Against The Same …
In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court has sought to correct the trend of simultaneous assailment of a patent in different forums. «Mondaq News Alerts, Dec 14»
10
Haupt's Commentary: Citizen journalism is not a revolutionary concept
... to restrict their content or bureaucrats to appease, they are the subject of constant assailment by establishment politicians and publishers. «Watchdog Wire, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
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