assail vs barrage

assail is not a noun while barrage is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assail	No	No	Yes	No
barrage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, barrage is a hyponym of assail; that is, barrage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assail:

Other hyponyms of assail include abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout, claw, vitriol, rip, whang, bombard, blister, scald, scorch, whip, rubbish.

assail (noun)	barrage (noun)
	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
	the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

assail (verb)	barrage (verb)
attack in speech or writing	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
attack someone physically or emotionally
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with