Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personal attack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-al at-tack
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abusive remark about a person, without supporting evidence.

Example Sentences

"Basically, it is a personal attack on an arguer that brings the individuals's personal circumstances, trustworthiness, or character into question."

Inflected Forms

personal attacks (plural)

Phrases

personal attacker personally attack

Frequently Paired Words

insult offense swearword

Questions

What does personal attack mean?: An abusive remark about a person, without supporting evidence.

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