(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
Used in a Sentence
attacked
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attacked.
Editorial note
The same with Christian homeless shelters, many had to close down due to being attacked and criticized.
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of attacked gathered in one view.
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
(transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for attacked.
verb
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
verb
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
verb
(transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
verb
(soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
Example sentences
The same with Christian homeless shelters, many had to close down due to being attacked and criticized.
Barbell training used to be unique, now it's getting more popular, and people feel attacked on a personal level.
Comments attacked the person's academic background; she spins this post into a gender-rant without any merit.
If you are being attacked by three people, you probably shouldn't start by throwing a knife at one of them.
Of course the real question is how many are attacked; if the police is better at gunfights than the criminals it is not a cause for alarm, rather the opposite.
He would have been able to fend for himself, and Hitchslap anyone who attacked him.
They're difficult to fight against because of their speed and the fact that they don't readily present targets to be attacked.
My two cents: raise all the points along with one or two advices, this way she/he won't feel attacked but rather helped.
My little photo quad has been attacked by mobs of both seagulls and crows.
Charlie Hebdo did not publish, then get attacked for, content they themselves found offensive.
Not to say that OSX cannot be attacked, it definitely can, but overall..
Great stuff, but I feel sooo embarrassed thinking back on how I attacked this kind of problem back then.
Quote examples
("not all men are like that!"/etc.) If I wanted to vent about an unpleasant experience, I know I wouldn't go to someone I thought might engage me in an argument over it rather than listen, and I'd almost certainly shut down any argument that happened and refuse to share more if I felt like I was being attacked.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use attacked in a sentence?
The same with Christian homeless shelters, many had to close down due to being attacked and criticized.
What does attacked mean?
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
What part of speech is attacked?
attacked is commonly used as verb.