assault

As verbs the difference between assault and mutilate

is that assault is to attack, threaten or harass while mutilate is to physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.

As a noun assault

is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As an adjective mutilate is

(obsolete) deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.

As nouns the difference between confrontation and assault

is that confrontation is the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face while assault is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As a verb assault is

to attack, threaten or harass.

As nouns the difference between assault and bother

is that assault is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town while bother is fuss, ado.

As verbs the difference between assault and bother

is that assault is to attack, threaten or harass while bother is to annoy, to disturb, to irritate.

As an interjection bother is

a mild expression of annoyance.

As verbs the difference between manhandling and assault

is that manhandling is while assault is to attack, threaten or harass.

As a noun assault is

a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As verbs the difference between assault and ravage

is that assault is to attack, threaten or harass while ravage is .

As a noun assault

is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As verbs the difference between repeat and assault

is that repeat is (intransitive) to do or say again (and again) while assault is to attack, threaten or harass.

As nouns the difference between repeat and assault

is that repeat is an iteration; a repetition while assault is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As a noun assault

is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As a verb assault

is to attack, threaten or harass.

As an adjective false is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

As verbs the difference between harassing and assault

is that harassing is while assault is to attack, threaten or harass.

As nouns the difference between harassing and assault

is that harassing is harassment while assault is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As verbs the difference between assault and mauled

is that assault is to attack, threaten or harass while mauled is (maul).

As a noun assault

is a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.

As verbs the difference between brutalize and assault

is that brutalize is while assault is to attack, threaten or harass.

As a noun assault is

a violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.