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attackieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
  • lambaste verb To criticize someone very strongly and angrily.
  • sally noun A sudden dash out from a defended position to attack, or a similar sudden burst of activity.

Senses

attackieren is used for these senses in English:

  • lambaste To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  • sally (intransitive) To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).

attack — full definition

  1. verb To use violent force against a person or place.
  2. verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
  3. verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
  4. noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
  5. noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.

lambaste — full definition

  1. verb To criticize someone very strongly and angrily.
  2. verb To hit someone hard and repeatedly.
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