Definitions:

1. to attack in speech or writing verb
   • I wrote a newspaper column assailing the mayoral candidate.
2. to attack someone physically or emotionally verb
   • The victims were assailed for months at a time.
3. to launch an attack or assault on verb
   • The peasants assailed the castle with rocks.

Synonyms:

• attack
• snipe

NearBy Words:

• assailability
• assailable
• assailant