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Moderateattacked
The correct spelling is attacked.
How to pronounce attacked
/əˈtækt/
verbIPA: /əˈtækt/
Say it like: Att-ake-d
The correct spelling is attacked. To apply violent force to someone or something. For example: "This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."
Usage Examples
“This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.”
“She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.”
“I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To apply violent force to someone or something.
- 2.To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
- 3.To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- 4.To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
- 5.To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
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