əˈseɪlmənt

Definitions

1. noun

An attack or assault, especially a verbal or intellectual one.

“The critic’s scathing review was a severe assailment of the artist’s work.”

2. noun

A violent or aggressive attack.

“The police had to intervene in the physical assailment at the bar.”

3. noun

A strong or fierce criticism.

“The politician faced a fierce assailment from the opposition party.”