Assail and Torment

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Assail

Assail verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.

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Torment and assail are semantically related. in trouble topic. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a verb "Assail", when it comes to topics like plague.

Nearby Words: assailant, assailable, assailing

Torment

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: he was tormented by nightmares about the accident

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Assail and torment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assail" instead a verb "Torment".

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

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humanity	assail humanity	torment humanity
victims	assail victims	torment victims

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