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attack(noun, verb, action, take, trouble)
16
impugn(verb, attack, dispute, challenge)
15
strike(verb, take, trouble, charge, advance)
12
denounce(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
11
invade(verb, trouble, charge, beat, attack)
10
vilify(verb, attack, slight, abuse)
9
lay into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, abuse)
8
hit(verb, charge, beat, attack, separate)
8
lambaste(verb, phrasal verb, break, beat, attack)
7
pound(verb, beat, attack, separate, push)
6
berate(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
6
censure(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
6
come down on(expression, idiom, advance, attack, abuse)
6
pelt(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
4
beat(verb, break, charge, attack, separate)
4
blast(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
4
blister(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
4
castigate(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
4
flay(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
4
lash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
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