Vocabulary
Assault
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make a physical attack on.
Urdu meaning
حملہ، چڑھائی، زنا بالجبر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The assault was apparently sparked by Hezbollah`s attacks on Israel, following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran.
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Lebanon talks
— 2026-04-16
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Their needs are rarely considered in emergency response and disaster management, leaving them disproportionately vulnerable to abuse and neglect, including violence, sexual assault and deliberate exclusion from support and safety measures.
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Autism and war
— 2026-04-02
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Do the US and Israel have enough in their armouries to blunt such an assault?
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Will defiant Iran win peace?
— 2026-03-29
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But surely they must also realise why the vast American military bases they happily host make them an obvious target for a nation under assault by the US.
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Scope for peace
— 2026-03-25
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There was largely silence or ineffectual protests when Israel was slaughtering children in Gaza, when it was enlarging its occupation in Syria, and when the US-Israel combine began their assault on Iran.
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Sombre Eid
— 2026-03-20
Synonyms
hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at, slap, smack, beat, thrash, spank
Antonyms
defense, resistance, repulsion, retaliation, undermining
Curator example
“he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer”
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