📒 an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill somebody
- Five people were killed in the attacks that took place last night.
- attack on/upon somebody/something the recent series of deadly terrorist attacks on European cities
- a violent attack upon a police officer
📒 an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in war, using weapons such as guns and bombs
- a bomb/rocket/missile attack
- attack on somebody/something Rebel forces launched an attack on civilian targets.
- attack against somebody/something Commanders attempted to prevent an attack against the city.
📒 a sudden, short period of illness, usually severe
- to suffer an asthma attack
- attack of something an attack of fever
📒 a sudden period of feeling an emotion such as fear
- a panic attack
- attack of something an attack of nerves
- He suffers from attacks of anxiety.
📒 strong criticism of somebody/something in speech or in writing
- He found himself the victim of an unprovoked attack by the media.
- She has laid herself wide open to attack.
- attack on somebody/something It was seen as a personal attack on the president.
📒 the players in a team whose job is to try to score goals or points
- Germany's attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury.
📒 the actions that players take to try to score a goal or win the game
- a sustained attack on the Arsenal goal
📒 an action that you take to try to stop or change something that you feel is bad
- to launch an all-out attack on poverty/unemployment
📒 the action of something such as an insect, or a disease, that causes damage to something/somebody
- The roof timbers were affected by rot and insect attack.