assault | <i>ni> 1. <i>hostile attack,i> a. (<i>physicali>) serangan; be an ~ on (<i>senses, nerves, etci>) menyakiti: <i>the screech of tyres was an ~ on the ears,i> bunyi ciut tayar menyakiti telinga; b. (<i>verbali>) kecaman, celaan: <i>~s on the freedom of the press,i> kecaman thdp kebebasan akhbar; 2. (<i>leg.i>) serangan: <i>to be charged with ~,i> dituduh melakukan serangan; indecent ~, serangan sumbang; 3. <i>military attack (usu on fortification)i> serbuan, pelanggaran, penyerbuan, serangan; (<i>attribi>) serbuan, pelanggar, penyerbu: <i>the ~ was carried out at daybreak,i> serbuan itu dilakukan pd waktu subuh; <i>~ party,i> kumpulan pelanggar; <i>~ aircraft,i> pesawat serbuan; <i>~ boat,i> perahu pelanggar; 4. (<i>euphemi>) <i>rape,i>perkosaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |