attack noun (VIOLENT ACT) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/əˈtæk/ n

Definition

[C or U] a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something

a racist attack

Enemy forces have made an attack on the city.

These bomb blasts suggest that the terrorists are (going) on the attack (= trying to defeat or hurt other people) again.

The town was once again under attack (= being attacked).

(Definition of attack noun (VIOLENT ACT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to be worried and not relaxed

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