Noun
1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
"the attack began at dawn"2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition;
"an attack of diarrhea"3. intense adverse criticism;
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party""the government has come under attack""don't give me any flak"4. the act of attacking;
"attacks on women increased last year""they made an attempt on his life"5. an offensive move in a sport or game;
"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"6. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent);
"the film was sensitive to attack by acids""open to attack by the elements"7. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation;
"his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons""an attack on inflation""his plan of attack was misguided"8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
9. strong criticism;
"he published an unexpected attack on my work"