assailmentn.

Brit.

/əˈseɪlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈseɪlm(ə)nt/

Forms: see assail v.¹ and -ment suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assail v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < assail v.¹ + -ment suffix. Compare Middle French, French (rare) assaillement attack (second half of the 12th cent. in Old French; subsequently in a small number of attestations in the 16th cent., and again in the late 19th cent.). Compare earlier assail n., assailing n., assault n.

The action of assail v.¹ (in various senses); assault, attack; an instance of this.In quot. 1812: power or capacity to assail.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun]

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by some hostile or injurious agency

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society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > power of attacking

assailment1812

1592 W. Wyrley Capitall de Buz in True Vse Armorie 141 These three..cheefest praise at this assailment had.

1614 R. Tailor Hogge hath lost Pearle iii. sig. E Tortur'd by the weake assailements Of earth-sprung griefes.

1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 143 If he could but see a man standing on his guard to prevent his assailments, he would forbear.

1757 Rhapsodist 28 Feb. 31 Words of provocation..are followed by personal assailments.

1777 T. Horde As World Goes i. i. 10 On the next assailment I'll take the citadel by storm, break through the ramparts, and plunder without mercy.

1812 T. Jefferson Let. 1 Oct. in Writings (1903) XIII. 189 They may strengthen Canada..beyond the assailment of our lax and divided powers.

1836 Foreign Q. Rev. 17 406 The progress of his constant couple through their various assailments.

1878 Daily Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 18 Sept. He is a miserable coward, without the manliness to defend his character from unjust assailment.

1918 U. Sinclair Profits of Relig. 17 I would make clear that I hold it [sc. religion] beyond assailment.

1943 Kenyon Rev. 5 555 The amorous assailments..which await a rich young American.

2009 W. Davies & R. L. Clow Amer. Indian Sovereignty & Law iii. 45/2 An account of white assailment of Indian land titles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	assailment
释义	assailmentn. Brit. /əˈseɪlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈseɪlm(ə)nt/ Forms: see assail v.¹ and -ment suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assail v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: < assail v.¹ + -ment suffix. Compare Middle French, French (rare) assaillement attack (second half of the 12th cent. in Old French; subsequently in a small number of attestations in the 16th cent., and again in the late 19th cent.). Compare earlier assail n., assailing n., assault n. The action of assail v.¹ (in various senses); assault, attack; an instance of this.In quot. 1812: power or capacity to assail. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] fiend-reseOE frumresec1275 assault1297 sault1297 inracea1300 sailing13.. venuea1330 checkc1330 braid1340 affrayc1380 outrunningc1384 resinga1387 wara1387 riota1393 assailc1400 assayc1400 onset1423 rake?a1425 pursuitc1425 assemblinga1450 brunta1450 oncominga1450 assembly1487 envaya1500 oncomea1500 shovea1500 front1523 scry1523 attemptate1524 assaulting1548 push1565 brash1573 attempt1584 affront?1587 pulse1587 affret1590 saliaunce1590 invasion1591 assailment1592 insultation1596 aggressa1611 onslaught1613 source1616 confronta1626 impulsion1631 tentative1632 essaya1641 infall1645 attack1655 stroke1698 insult1710 coup de main1759 onfall1837 hurrah1841 beat-up of quarters1870 offensive1887 strafe1915 grand slam1916 hop-over1918 run1941 strike1942 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by some hostile or injurious agency onfalleOE oncomea1225 sailing13.. visitinga1382 siegec1385 assault1508 visitation1535 assaulting1548 onset1566 assailment1592 blow1594 insult1603 attempt1662 attack1665 offencea1677 seizure1881 society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > power of attacking assailment1812 1592 W. Wyrley Capitall de Buz in True Vse Armorie 141 These three..cheefest praise at this assailment had. 1614 R. Tailor Hogge hath lost Pearle iii. sig. E Tortur'd by the weake assailements Of earth-sprung griefes. 1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 143 If he could but see a man standing on his guard to prevent his assailments, he would forbear. 1757 Rhapsodist 28 Feb. 31 Words of provocation..are followed by personal assailments. 1777 T. Horde As World Goes i. i. 10 On the next assailment I'll take the citadel by storm, break through the ramparts, and plunder without mercy. 1812 T. Jefferson Let. 1 Oct. in Writings (1903) XIII. 189 They may strengthen Canada..beyond the assailment of our lax and divided powers. 1836 Foreign Q. Rev. 17 406 The progress of his constant couple through their various assailments. 1878 Daily Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 18 Sept. He is a miserable coward, without the manliness to defend his character from unjust assailment. 1918 U. Sinclair Profits of Relig. 17 I would make clear that I hold it [sc. religion] beyond assailment. 1943 Kenyon Rev. 5 555 The amorous assailments..which await a rich young American. 2009 W. Davies & R. L. Clow Amer. Indian Sovereignty & Law iii. 45/2 An account of white assailment of Indian land titles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1592
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