"Nightmares assailed him regularly" 2. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II" "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" 3. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" More @Wikipedia
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