angreifen — meaning in English

English meaning

• assail verb To attack someone fiercely, either physically or with strong criticism.
• assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
• attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• impugn verb To attack or assault someone or something.
• lambaste verb To criticize someone very strongly and angrily.
• pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
• pounce verb To leap suddenly on something in order to seize it.
• savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.

Senses

angreifen is used for these senses in English:

• assail (transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
• assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
• dust up (transitive, slang) To attack (a person) physically; to beat up.
• impugn (transitive, obsolete) To assault, attack.
• impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
• lambaste To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
• manhandle (transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
• pit (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

assail — full definition

1. verb To attack someone fiercely, either physically or with strong criticism.
2. verb To win an argument against someone or something, defeating their case.

assault — full definition

1. noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
2. noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
3. verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.

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