direct assault

language: en

definitions

  1. A frontal attack or an immediate, unmediated physical strike against an enemy, fortification, or target.
    en: A frontal attack or an immediate, unmediated physical strike against an enemy, fortification, or target.
  2. A straightforward, vigorous, or blunt confrontation or attack on an idea, principle, person, or system.
    en: A straightforward, vigorous, or blunt confrontation or attack on an idea, principle, person, or system.

examples

  1. The general decided against a direct assault on the fortified city.

    The general decided against a direct assault on the fortified city.

  2. The new law was seen as a direct assault on individual privacy.

    The new law was seen as a direct assault on individual privacy.