battle vs assault

assault vs battle

battle and assault both are nouns.

battle and assault both are verbs.

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

As nouns, assault is a hyponym of battle; that is, assault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than battle:

battle: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
assault: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Other hyponyms of battle include Armageddon, pitched battle, naval battle, armed combat, combat, dogfight.

battle (noun)	assault (noun)
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
an energetic attempt to achieve something	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

battle (verb)	assault (verb)
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle	attack in speech or writing
	attack someone physically or emotionally
	force (someone) to have sex against their will

Difference between battle and assault

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