barrage vs assault

assault vs barrage

barrage and assault both are nouns.

barrage and assault both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assault is a hypernym of barrage; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than barrage:

barrage: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
assault: attack in speech or writing

Other hypernyms of barrage include assail, attack, lash out, round, snipe.

barrage (noun)	assault (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

barrage (verb)	assault (verb)
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage	attack in speech or writing
	attack someone physically or emotionally
	force (someone) to have sex against their will

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