Hyphenation of assault

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word assault? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

as-sault

Definitions of assault:

1.
Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2.
A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3.
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4.
The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
5.
Attack someone physically or emotionally
The mugger assaulted the woman Nightmares assailed him regularly
6.
Force (someone) to have sex against their will
The woman was raped on her way home at night
7.
Attack in speech or writing
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker

Synonyms of assault:

noun battle, conflict, fight, engagement
noun attack, attempt
noun Assault, thoroughbred
noun rape, violation, ravishment, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense
verb assail, set on, attack
verb rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, assail, set on, attack
verb attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

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