verbal assault
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verbal assault — noun Oral or written speech that creates, or is intended to create, a fear of physical harm If a pupil enrolled in grade six or above committed a verbal assault at school against school personnel, described above, and the assault were reported to … Wiktionary
assault — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 crime of attacking sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, ferocious, savage, vicious, violent ▪ armed ▪ criminal … Collocations dictionary
assault — [[t]əsɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ assaults, assaulting, assaulted 1) N COUNT: oft N on/upon/against n An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy. The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons... Most US… … English dictionary
assault — [ə sôlt′] n. [ME assaut < OFr assaut, assalt < VL * assaltus < assalire: see ASSAIL] 1. a violent attack, either physical or verbal 2. euphemism for RAPE1 3. Law an unlawful threat or unsuccessful attempt to do physical harm to another,… … English World dictionary
assault — n. & v. n. 1 a violent physical or verbal attack. 2 a Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person (whether or not actual harm is done). b euphem. an act of rape. 3 (attrib.) relating to or used in an assault ({{}}assault craft; assault… … Useful english dictionary
Assault — n. & v. n. 1 a violent physical or verbal attack. 2 a Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person (whether or not actual harm is done). b euphem. an act of rape. 3 (attrib.) relating to or used in an assault ({{}}assault craft; assault… … Useful english dictionary
assault — I. noun Etymology: Middle English assaut, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus, from assalire Date: 14th century 1. a. a violent physical or verbal attack b. a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces c. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
verbal — adj. Verbal is used with these nouns: ↑abuse, ↑aggression, ↑agreement, ↑assault, ↑assurance, ↑attack, ↑command, ↑communication, ↑confirmation, ↑confrontation, ↑consent, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
assault — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. & n. See attack. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An attack] Syn. charge, advance, onslaught; see attack 1 . 2. [A physical attack on another person] Syn. attack, mugging, assault and battery, rape; see crime 2 … English dictionary for students
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