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attack

Definition for attack

noun as in verbal assault

noun as in sudden dysfunction or disorder

verb as in assault verbally

verb as in set to work

Strong match

tackle

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The drug prevents attacks of hereditary angioedema, which causes recurrent and severe swelling of body parts.

Clad in military fatigues and armed with rifles loaded with blank cartridges, members of the Lithuanian Rifleman’s Union, or LRU, a state-funded paramilitary group, spent several days training to repel a possible enemy attack.

In this disease, the body's own immune defenses mistakenly attack and destroy the insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas.

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She calls back to their previous interaction in the beauty shop, couching it as Edward having attacked her.

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You can still fall victim to phishing attacks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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