Attempt and Siege

Attempt

Attempt noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Usage example: several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official

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Siege and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Siege" instead a noun "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Siege noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.

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Attempt and siege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Siege".

Nearby Words: sieged, sieging

long	long attempt	long siege
direct	direct attempt	direct siege
original	original attempt	original siege
initial	initial attempt	initial siege
Other adjectives: actual, entire, successful, big, new, early, final, desperate, unsuccessful, doomed, apparent, last, failed, earlier, previous, botched.

The Scorge's attempt to attack Light's Hope Chapel in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion was similar, only this siege was failed after Tirion showed up and casued all the forces to either become good or die.

Source: The Siege
In the original Redwall we get a battering ram and a siege tower, as well as a tunnelling attempt.

Source: Siege Engines
When the Mongol army succeeds in breaching the walls in their second attempt, Sidao finds Marco Polo, the man who orchestrated this siege, and he makes him suffer, before trying to kill him.

Source: Monster / Live-Action TV

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