Assail pronunciation and meaning — hear it in #movie #film #movieclips

assail meaning and pronunciation — verb: To attack or criticize in a violent or angry way. Heard in four real movie scenes.

How to pronounce assail: uh-SAYL — /əˈseɪl/

Assail carries force: you assail an enemy, a position, or someone's confidence, and it reads more literary than "attack." Two of the clips use it in a courtship sense, meaning to press someone hard with attention, so check register before using it in a formal essay. Keep it for writing, not casual speech.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003): "And his attacks have every nation clamoring for the very weapons that assail them." Also Twelfth Night or What You Will, The Petrified Forest and Cymbeline.

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