Assail vs Fall_upon - What's the difference?
assail | fall_upon | Synonyms |
To attack violently using words or force.
To fall on; to experience; to suffer.
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English phrasal verbs
Assail is a synonym of fall_upon.
As verbs the difference between assail and fall_upon
is that assail is to attack violently using words or force while fall_upon is to fall on; to experience; to suffer.assail
English
Verb
(en verb)- Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.
- For the next six months or so those children will assail her in public with demands for an improper story! (from H.H. Munro's short story, "The Storyteller").