(attack of illness)
11attack — at|tack1 [ ə tæk ] noun *** 1. ) count a violent attempt to harm a person, animal, or place: a vicious attack attack on: measures to reduce the number of sexual attacks on young women a ) count or uncount an organized attempt to defeat an enemy,… …
12attack — A sudden illness or an episode or exacerbation of chronic or recurrent illness. brain a. SYN: stroke (1). drop a. an episode of sudden falling that occurs during standing or walking, without warning and without loss of …
13attack — [[t]ətæ̱k[/t]] ♦ attacks, attacking, attacked 1) VERB To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence. [V n] Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town... [V n] He… …
14attack*/*/*/ — [əˈtæk] verb I 1) [I/T] to use violence against a person or place It was shortly before midnight when the terrorists attacked.[/ex] Two prison officers were brutally attacked with a knife.[/ex] 2) [T] to strongly criticize someone or something… …
15attack — at•tack [[t]əˈtæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: The guard dog attacked the prowler[/ex] 2) mil to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against …
16attack — attackable, adj. attacker, n. /euh tak /, v.t. 1. to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands. 2. to begin hostilities against; start an… …
17attack — v. & n. v. 1 tr. act against with (esp. armed) force. 2 tr. seek to hurt or defeat. 3 tr. criticize adversely. 4 tr. act harmfully upon (a virus attacking the nervous system). 5 tr. vigorously apply oneself to; begin work on (attacked his meal… …
18Attack rate — An attack rate in epidemiology is the cumulative incidence of infection in a group of people observed over a period of time during an epidemic, usually in relation to foodborne illness.The term is defined as the number of exposed persons infected …
19attack — verb 1》 take aggressive action against. ↘(of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 2》 criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 3》 begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 4》 (in sport) make a forceful attempt to… …
20illness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sickness, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being sick] Syn. sickness, poor health, failing health, ailing, ill health, infirmity, queasiness, vomiting, indisposition, malaise, disorder,… …
