angreifen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assail verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
- 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 assault, attack.
- lambaste verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- 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
- verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
- verb To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat.
assault — full definition
- noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
- noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
- verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.