- assaulted, molested, raped - sexually abused
Antonym: unabused (indirect, via abused)
- assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun assault4, noun assault2, noun assaulter1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
--2 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
--3 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun assaulter1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something