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assaulted

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/əˈsɔːltɪd/ · as-sault-ed

to physically attack someone.

Meanings

verbformal

to physically attack someone.

کسی شخص پر جسمانی حملہ کرنا۔

حملہ کیا

hamla kiya

Formal: مضروب کرناColloquial: پٹائی کرنا

Synonyms

attackedassailedhitحملہ کیاکچھل دیامارا

Antonyms

defendedprotectedhelpedدفاتحفظمدد

Common Collocations

  • physically assaulted
  • sexually assaulted
  • assaulted in public

Example Sentences

He was assaulted in broad daylight.

اس پر بھرے بازار میں حملہ ہوا۔

Us par bharay bazaar mein hamla hua.

She reported that she was assaulted last night.

اس نے رپورٹ کیا کہ اس پر گزشتہ رات حملہ ہوا۔

Us ne report kiya ke us par guzishtah raat hamla hua.

The victim was assaulted while walking home.

شکار گھر جاتے ہوئے حملے کا شکار ہو گیا۔

Shikar ghar jate hue hamlay ka shikar ho gaya.

Easily Confused With

salted:Salted refers to food that has salt added to it, whereas assaulted concerns physical attack.

Word Family

assault
nounحملہ
assailant
nounحملہ آور

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Associate 'assault' with 'attack' to remember its meaning.

Picture a person being confronted or attacked.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہمیں تو یوں بھی راہ میں ٹہریں گے، اگر حملہ ہوا تو خود ہی سنبھال لیں گے۔

Hamein to yun bhi raah mein thehrain ge, agar hamla hua to khud hi sambhal len ge.

Even if we stop on the way, if attacked, we'll handle it ourselves.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

حملہ سب سے بہترین دفاع ہے۔

Hamla sab se behtareen difa hai.

Attack is the best form of defense.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Middle English "assaulten" — to leap upon, attack

First known use: 14th century

The word 'assaulted' comes from the Middle English 'assaulten', which originated from Latin 'assultare', meaning to jump upon or attack.