attack

/əˈtæk/ n [C/U] (HURT)

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› [C] a missile attack [U] The city was under attack from artillery. › An attack is also a sudden, short period of illness, or a sudden feeling that you cannot control: [C] an asthma attack [C] How do you let your kids go without having anxiety attacks?

(Definition of attack n (HURT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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